Meanings
noundodecameter (plural dodecameters)
plural dodecameters
- communicationsA complex line that consists of twelve metric feet.
Origin
Translations
Finnish dodekametri, kaksitoistamittainen säe
- dodekametria poetic meter of twelve metric feet
- kaksitoistamittainen säea poetic meter of twelve metric feet
- kaksitoistamittainen säea line or verse of such a poetic meter
French alexandrin, dodécasyllabe
- alexandrina poetic meter of twelve metric feet
- dodécasyllabea poetic meter of twelve metric feet
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with dodecameter
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APA
dodecameter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodecameter
MLA
“dodecameter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodecameter. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dodecameter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodecameter.
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