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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

tetrametrus

, Gr. [GREEK];

τέτρα-

(see

) + [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.

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.