pentameter
Meaning of pentameter
noun
a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet, or (in Greek and Latin verse) of two halves each of two feet and a long syllable.
early 16th century: via Latin from Greek pentametros (see penta-, -meter).
Information about pentameter
- It is a name.
- The plural form of pentameter is: pentameters.
- Languages in which pentameter is used:
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Hyphenation of pentameter
pen-tame-ter
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- pentameter is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
Words that rhyme with pentameter
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