Tetrameter (noun)
tet-ram-et-er
A verse of four measures.
Early 17th century from late Latin tetrametrus, from Greek tetrametros, from tetra- ‘four’ + metron ‘measure’.
Example sentences
“The first and third line of every stanza is iambic tetrameter”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
