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oc·tam·e·ter

O0026600 (ŏk-tăm′ĭ-tər) also oc·tom·e·ter (-tŏm′-)n.1. Verse written in lines of eight metrical feet.2. A single line of such verse.

(ɒkˈtæmɪtə) n (Poetry) prosody a verse line consisting of eight metrical feet

(ɒkˈtæm ɪ tər)
adj. 1. consisting of eight measures or feet. n. 2. an octameter verse. [1840–50; < Late Latin < Greek oktámetros]

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Noun

octameter - a verse line having eight metrical feetverse line, verse - a line of metrical text

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ottametro