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Octameter

Octameter Meaning & Definition
Octameter Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Octameter?

[n] a verse line having eight metrical feet

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See Also | verse | verse line

Octameter In Webster's Dictionary

\Oc*tam"e*ter\, n. [Cf.L. octameter in eight feet. See {Octa-}, and {meter}.] (Pros.) A verse containing eight feet; as, Deep" in|to" the | dark"ness | peer"ing, | long" I | stood" there | wond'"ring, | fear"ing. --Poe.

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