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ˈdɪm ɪ tərdime·ter
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dimeternoun
A line in a poem having two metrical feet.
dimeternoun
A poetic metre in which each line has two feet.
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Dimeter
In poetry, a dimeter is a metrical line of verse with two feet. The particular foot can vary. Consider Thomas Hood's "Bridge of Sighs:", in which the first line of a pair is of two feet, each composed of three syllables, and the subsequent line is of two feet, each of two syllables. Take her up \\ tenderly, Lift her \\ with care, Fashioned so \\ slenderly, Young and \\ so fair.
Webster Dictionary
Dimeteradjective
having two poetical measures or meters
Dimeternoun
a verse of two meters
Etymology: [L. dimeter, Gr. ; di- = di`s- twice + measure.]
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Dimeter
In poetry, a dimeter is a metrical line of verse with two feet. The particular foot, of course, can vary. Consider Thomas Hood's "Bridge of Sighs:", in which the lines are of two feet, each composed of three syllables: Also, the first line of William Wordsworth's "We Are Seven":
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Dimeter
dim′e-tėr, adj. containing two metres or measures.—n. a verse of two measures. [L.,—Gr. dimetros—di-, twice, metron, a measure.]
Anagrams for dimeter »
merited
mitered
demerit
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dimeter in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dimeter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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