pentameter

Meaning of pentameter

noun

a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet, or (in Greek and Latin verse) of two halves each of two feet and a long syllable.

early 16th century: via Latin from Greek pentametros (see penta-, -meter).

Information about pentameter

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of pentameter is: pentameters.
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Hyphenation of pentameter

pen-tame-ter

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
  • pentameter is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

Words that rhyme with pentameter

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