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Word of the Day – Tetrameter

By June 29, 2019Word of the Day

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”

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