What does trimeter mean?

Definitions for trimeter
ˈtrɪm ɪ tərtrime·ter

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Wiktionary

  1. trimeternoun

    A line in a poem having three metrical feet.

  2. trimeternoun

    a poetic metre in which each line has three feet.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Trimeteradjective

    consisting of three poetical measures

  2. Trimeternoun

    a poetical division of verse, consisting of three measures

Wikidata

  1. Trimeter

    In poetry, a trimeter is a metre of three metrical feet per line—example: : a line with three stresses. Coleridge, Christabel, line 31: "She stole along, she nothing spoke."

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Trimeter

    trim′e-tėr, n. a division of a verse consisting of three measures.—adjs. Trim′eter, Trimet′ric, -al, consisting of three measures, esp. iambic. [Gr. trimetrostreis, three, metron, measure.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of trimeter in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of trimeter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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