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tetrameter.

A line in a poem having four metrical feet.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A line in a poem having four metrical feet.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A poetic metre in which each line has four feet.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English meter English tetrameter From tetra- + meter.

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