octameter

[ ok-tam-i-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

octameter

/ ɒkˈtæmɪtə /

1840–50; < Late Latin < Greek oktámetros (adj.), equivalent to okta- octa- + métr ( on ) -meter + -os adj. suffix

Verses of seven and eight feet are rare; they are called heptameter and octameter, respectively.

The heptameter is usually divided into a tetrameter and a trimeter; the octameter, into two tetrameters.

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