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 Definitions of pentameter  [ɛnˈtæm ɪ tər]  

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Definition of 'pentameter' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) pentameter
a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet.

2.  pentameter
unrhymed verse of five iambic feet; English heroic verse.

3. (adj.) pentameter
consisting of five metrical feet.

Etymology:  (1540–50; < L pentametrus < Gk pentámetros. See penta -, meter2)

Definition of 'pentameter' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) pentameter
a verse line having five metrical feet
Definition of 'pentameter' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) pentameter
having five metrical feet

2. (noun) pentameter
a verse of five feet

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