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Webster 1913 Edition


Tetrameter

Te-tram′e-ter

,
Noun.
[L.
tetrametrus
, Gr. [GREEK];
τέτρα-
(see
Tetra-
) + [GREEK] a measure: cf. F.
tétramètre
.]
(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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Tetrameter

TETRAM'ETER

,
Noun.
[Gr. four, and measure.] In ancient poetry, an iambic verse consisting of four feet, found in the comic poets.
A verse consisting of four measures or eight feet.

Definition 2024


tetrameter

tetrameter

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tetrameter (plural tetrameters)

  1. (poetry) A line in a poem having four metrical feet.
  2. (prosody) A poetic metre in which each line has four feet.

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