pentameter
noun/penˈtæmɪtə(r)/
/penˈtæmɪtər/
[countable, uncountable] (specialist)- a line of poetry with five stressed syllables; the rhythm of poetry with five stressed syllables to a lineTopics Literature and writingc2Word Originearly 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek pentametros (see penta- and meter, sense 3).
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