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- Ancient Greek · derived fromἑξάμετρος
- English todayhexameter
From Ancient Greek ἑξάμετρος (hexámetros). Equivalent to hexa- + meter. Piecewise doublet of sexameter.
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Today it means: A line in a poem having six metrical feet. Full definition →
From Ancient Greek ἑξάμετρος (hexámetros). Equivalent to hexa- + meter. Piecewise doublet of sexameter.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.