tetrameter

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/tɛˈtræmɪtə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(te tram′i tər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
te•tram•e•ter  (te tram′i tər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. [Pros.]a verse of four feet.
  2. [Class Pros.]a line consisting of four dipodies in trochaic, iambic, or anapestic meter.

adj. 
  1. [Pros.]consisting of four metrical feet.
  • Greek tetrámetros having four measures. See tetra-, meter2
  • Latin tetrametrus
  • 1605–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tetrameter / tɛˈtræmɪtə/
  1. a line of verse consisting of four metrical feet
  2. a verse composed of such lines
'tetrameter' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Alcmanic verse - Archilochian - Hudibrastic - ballad stanza - long measure - tetra-

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