Leonine verse

noun

A kind of medieval Latin verse, generally alternative hexameter and pentameter, with rhyming at the middle and end of a line (that is, internal rhyme); also, the form of such verse.

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Meanings

nounLeonine verse (countable and uncountable, plural Leonine verses)

plural Leonine verses

  1. countableuncountablecommunicationsA kind of medieval Latin verse, generally alternative hexameter and pentameter, with rhyming at the middle and end of a line (that is, internal rhyme); also, the form of such verse.

    Synonyms: leonine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA kind of medieval Latin verse, generally alternative hexameter and pentameter, with rhyming at the middle and end of a line (that is, internal rhyme); also, the form of such verse.

Similar
leonine
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leonine

Origin

From leonine + verse.

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APA

Leonine verse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leonine%20verse

MLA

“Leonine verse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leonine%20verse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Leonine verse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leonine%20verse.

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