dimeter

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US/ˈdɪmɪtəɹ/UK/ˈdɪmɪtə(ɹ)/

noun

A line in a poem having two metrical feet.

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Meanings

noundimeter (countable and uncountable, plural dimeters)

plural dimeters

  1. countableuncountablecommunicationsA line in a poem having two metrical feet.
  2. countableuncountablecommunicationsA poetic metre in which each line has two feet.

Origin

From di- (“two”) + -meter.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dimeter

delimiterlimitercalorimeterscimitartrimeter
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Anagrams

meriteddemeritDiemert
Cite this entry
APA

dimeter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimeter

MLA

“dimeter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimeter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dimeter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimeter.

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