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Alexandrine

Alexandrine Meaning & Definition
Alexandrine Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Alexandrine?

[n] a line of verse that has six iambic feet

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See Also | line of poetry | line of verse

Alexandrine In Webster's Dictionary

\Al`ex*an"drine\ (?; 277), a. Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian. --Bancroft.
\Al`ex*an"drine\, n. [F. alexandrin.] A kind of verse consisting in English of twelve syllables. The needless Alexandrine ends the song, That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along. --Pope.

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