trimeter

[ trim-i-ter ]

/ ˈtrɪm ɪ tər /

Prosody

noun

a verse of three measures or feet.

adjective

consisting of three measures or feet.

Classical Prosody. composed of six feet or three dipodies.

Origin of trimeter

1560–70; <Latin trimetrus having three measures <Greek trímetros.See tri-, meter²

Words nearby trimeter

trime, trimer, trimerous, trimester, trimetallic, trimeter, trimethadione, trimethoprim, trimethylamine, trimethylaminuria, trimethylene

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Example sentences from the Web for trimeter

Trimeter, trim′e-tėr, n. a division of a verse consisting of three measures.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
It is doubtful whether even the great Tragic poets could have made the trimeter tolerable as the vehicle of a long story.
The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory|George Saintsbury
The common-meter stanza contains four iambic lines, the first and third being tetrameter, and the second and fourth trimeter.
Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism|F. V. N. Painter
The trimeter iambic is a foot longer than our heroic measure.
Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846|Various

A stanza made up of tetrameter alternating with trimeter is very common.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster

British Dictionary definitions for trimeter

trimeter

/ (ˈtrɪmɪtə) prosody /

noun

a verse line consisting of three metrical feet

adjective

designating such a line

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单词	trimeter
释义	trimeter [ trim-i-ter ] / ˈtrɪm ɪ tər / Prosody noun a verse of three measures or feet. adjective consisting of three measures or feet. Classical Prosody. composed of six feet or three dipodies. Origin of trimeter 1560–70; <Latin trimetrus having three measures <Greek trímetros.See tri-, meter² Words nearby trimeter trime, trimer, trimerous, trimester, trimetallic, trimeter, trimethadione, trimethoprim, trimethylamine, trimethylaminuria, trimethylene Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trimeter Trimeter, trim′e-tėr, n. a division of a verse consisting of three measures. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various It is doubtful whether even the great Tragic poets could have made the trimeter tolerable as the vehicle of a long story. The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory\|George Saintsbury The common-meter stanza contains four iambic lines, the first and third being tetrameter, and the second and fourth trimeter. Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism\|F. V. N. Painter The trimeter iambic is a foot longer than our heroic measure. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846\|Various A stanza made up of tetrameter alternating with trimeter is very common. English: Composition and Literature\|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster British Dictionary definitions for trimeter trimeter / (ˈtrɪmɪtə) prosody / noun a verse line consisting of three metrical feet adjective designating such a line 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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