pentameter

Meaning

1. (countable) A line in a poem having five metrical feet.
2. (countable, uncountable) Poetic metre in which each line has five feet.

Synonyms

meter

Translations

pentametro

Pentameter

pentàmetre

pentameter

pentámetro

pentamètre

beş heceli mısra

πεντάμετρο

pentâmetro

beştefileli mısra

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɛnˈtæmɪtə(ɹ)/

Etymology

PIE word
*pénkʷe
From Middle French pentamètre, by surface analysis, penta- + meter.