heptameter

hep·tam·e·ter

[hep-tam-i-ter]
noun Prosody.
a verse of seven metrical feet.

Origin:
1895–1900; < Medieval Latin heptametrum < Greek heptámetron a verse of seven feet. See hepta-, meter2

hep·ta·met·ri·cal [hep-tuh-me-tri-kuhl] , adjective
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heptameter (hɛpˈtæmɪtə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
prosody a verse line of seven metrical feet
 
heptametrical
 
adj

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Heptameter is always a great word to know.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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