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单词 alexandrine
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Al•ex•an•drine  (al′ig zandrin, -drēn, -zän-),USA pronunciation [Pros.]
n. 
  1. Poetry(often l.c.) a verse or line of poetry of twelve syllables.

adj. 
  1. Poetry(often l.c.) of or pertaining to such a verse or line.
  • Middle French alexandrin, after Alexandre, from the use of this meter in an Old French poem on Alexander the Great; see -ine1
  • 1580–90

Al•ex•an•drine  (al′ig zandrin, -drēn, -zän-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Ancient Historyof or pertaining to Alexandria, Egypt.
  • Alexandr(ia) + -ine1 1490–1500

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Alexandrine /ˌælɪɡˈzændraɪn -drɪn -ˈzɑːn-/ n
  1. a line of verse having six iambic feet, usually with a caesura after the third foot
adj
  1. of, characterized by, or written in Alexandrines
Etymology: 16th Century: from French alexandrin, from Alexandre, title of 15th-century poem written in this metre
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