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Tetrameter

Tetrameter Meaning & Definition
Tetrameter Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tetrameter?

[n] a verse line having four metrical feet

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See Also | verse | verse line

Tetrameter In Webster's Dictionary

\Te*tram"e*ter\, n. [L. tetrametrus, Gr. ?; te`tra- (see {Tetra-}) + ? a measure: cf. F. t['e]tram[`e]tre.] (GR. & Latin Pros.) A verse or line consisting of four measures, that is, in iambic, trochaic, and anapestic verse, of eight feet; in other kinds of verse, of four feet.

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