septenarius
/ˌsɛptɪˈnɛːrɪəs
/noun (plural septenarii /ˌsɛptɪˈnɛːrɪʌɪ/) Prosody
A verse line of seven feet, especially a trochaic or iambic tetrameter catalectic.The Epicharmus presented, in trochaic septenarii of the theatrical type, an account of the gods and the physical operations of the universe....
- Whether in fact these scenes are the most strongly contrasted in Plautus we do not know without comprehensive examination of all his septenarii.
- In fact here the exclusive use of the operatic septenarius of the iambic type was finally endorsed.
Origin
Early 19th century: from Latin, from septeni 'in sevens', from septem 'seven'.