English Dictionary: Tetrameter | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tetrameter \Te*tram"e*ter\, n. [L. tetrametrus, Gr. [?]; te`tra- (see {Tetra-}) + [?] a measure: cf. F. t[82]tram[8a]tre.] (GR. & Latin Pros.) A verse or line consisting of four measures, that is, in iambic, trochaic, and anapestic verse, of eight feet; in other kinds of verse, of four feet. |