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octameter
oc·tam·e·ter
/
ɒkˈtæm
ɪ
tər
/
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[
ok-
tam
-i-ter
]
Show IPA
Prosody
.
adjective
1.
consisting of eight measures or feet.
noun
2.
Also,
octometer
.
an octameter verse.
Origin:
1840–50;
<
Late Latin
<
Greek
oktámetros
(adj.), equivalent to
okta-
octa-
+
métr
(
on
)
-meter
+
-os
adj. suffix
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octameter
(ɒkˈtæmɪtə)
—
n
prosody
a verse line consisting of eight metrical feet
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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