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Definition of pentameter noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

pentameter

 noun
noun
NAmE//pɛnˈtæmət̮ər//
 
[countable, uncountable] (technology)
 
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a line of poetry with five stressed syllables; the rhythm of poetry with five stressed syllables to a line
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