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    hexameter

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    hex·am·e·ter /hekˈsæmɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable] technical  ALa line of poetry with six main beats 六韵步诗行    Origin hexameter (1300-1400) Latin Greek, from hexa- ( → HEXADECIMAL) + metron “measure”
    hex·am·e·ter nounChineseSyllable


    hexameter
    hex‧am‧e‧ter /hekˈsæmətə, hekˈsæmɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable] technical
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Latin
     Origin: Greek, from hexa- ( ⇨ hexadecimal) + metron 'measure'
    a line of poetry with six main beats


    hex·am·eterBrE /hekˈsæmɪtə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /hekˈsæmɪtər/ 🔊 noun (specialist) a line of poetry with six stressed syllables 六音步诗行