hexameter

[ hek-sam-i-ter ]

/ hɛkˈsæm ɪ tər /

Prosody

noun

a dactylic line of six feet, as in Greek and Latin epic poetry, in which the first four feet are dactyls or spondees, the fifth is ordinarily a dactyl, and the last is a trochee or spondee, with a caesura usually following the long syllable in the third foot.

any line of verse in six feet, as in English poetry.

adjective

consisting of six metrical feet.

Origin of hexameter

1540–50; <Latin <Greek hexámetros of six measures, equivalent to hexa-hexa- + métr(on) measure + -os adj. suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM hexameter

hex·a·met·ric

[hek-suh-me-trik], /ˌhɛk səˈmɛ trɪk/, hex·a·met·ri·cal, hex·am·e·tral, adjective

Words nearby hexameter

hexahydroxy, hexahydroxycyclohexane, hexamer, hexameral, hexamerous, hexameter, hexamethonium, hexamethylene, hexamethylenetetramine, hexamine, hexanaphthene

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Example sentences from the Web for hexameter

Nonnus was perfecting a new and more polished form of the hexameter.
Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol I of 2)|John Addington Symonds
And, as a further favour, finish the hexameter in this epigram?
Notes and Queries, Number 173, February 19, 1853|Various
The longest poem of all describes in hexameter verse the marriage of Peleus with the sea-goddess Thetis.
A History of Roman Literature|Harold North Fowler
The eunuch would punctiliously scan each foot of the hexameter, beating time with his hand.
The Death of the Gods|Dmitri Mrejkowski

Among these the Elegiac verse of the ancients (hexameter alternating with pentameter) was attempted by Sidney in his Arcadia.
A History of English Versification|Jakob Schipper

British Dictionary definitions for hexameter

hexameter

/ (hɛkˈsæmɪtə) /

noun prosody

a verse line consisting of six metrical feet

(in Greek and Latin epic poetry) a verse line of six metrical feet, of which the first four are usually dactyls or spondees, the fifth almost always a dactyl, and the sixth a spondee or trochee

Derived forms of hexameter

hexametric (ˌhɛksəˈmɛtrɪk), hexametral or hexametrical, adjective

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单词	hexameter
释义	hexameter [ hek-sam-i-ter ] / hɛkˈsæm ɪ tər / Prosody noun a dactylic line of six feet, as in Greek and Latin epic poetry, in which the first four feet are dactyls or spondees, the fifth is ordinarily a dactyl, and the last is a trochee or spondee, with a caesura usually following the long syllable in the third foot. any line of verse in six feet, as in English poetry. adjective consisting of six metrical feet. Origin of hexameter 1540–50; <Latin <Greek hexámetros of six measures, equivalent to hexa-hexa- + métr(on) measure + -os adj. suffix OTHER WORDS FROM hexameter hex·a·met·ric [hek-suh-me-trik], /ˌhɛk səˈmɛ trɪk/, hex·a·met·ri·cal, hex·am·e·tral, adjective Words nearby hexameter hexahydroxy, hexahydroxycyclohexane, hexamer, hexameral, hexamerous, hexameter, hexamethonium, hexamethylene, hexamethylenetetramine, hexamine, hexanaphthene Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hexameter Nonnus was perfecting a new and more polished form of the hexameter. Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol I of 2)\|John Addington Symonds And, as a further favour, finish the hexameter in this epigram? Notes and Queries, Number 173, February 19, 1853\|Various The longest poem of all describes in hexameter verse the marriage of Peleus with the sea-goddess Thetis. A History of Roman Literature\|Harold North Fowler The eunuch would punctiliously scan each foot of the hexameter, beating time with his hand. The Death of the Gods\|Dmitri Mrejkowski Among these the Elegiac verse of the ancients (hexameter alternating with pentameter) was attempted by Sidney in his Arcadia. A History of English Versification\|Jakob Schipper British Dictionary definitions for hexameter hexameter / (hɛkˈsæmɪtə) / noun prosody a verse line consisting of six metrical feet (in Greek and Latin epic poetry) a verse line of six metrical feet, of which the first four are usually dactyls or spondees, the fifth almost always a dactyl, and the sixth a spondee or trochee Derived forms of hexameter hexametric (ˌhɛksəˈmɛtrɪk), hexametral or hexametrical, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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