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hɛkˈsæm ɪ tərhex·am·e·ter
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Princeton's WordNet
hexameternoun
a verse line having six metrical feet
Wiktionary
hexameternoun
a line in a poem having six metrical feet
hexameternoun
a poetic metre in which each line has six feet
Etymology: From ἑξάμετρος.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Hexameternoun
A verse of six feet.
Etymology: ἕξ and μέτϱον.
The Latin hexameter has more feet than the English heroick. Dryden.
Wikipedia
Hexameter
Hexameter is a metrical line of verses consisting of six feet (a "foot" here is the pulse, or major accent, of words in an English line of poetry; in Greek and Latin a "foot" is not an accent, but describes various combinations of syllables). It was the standard epic metre in classical Greek and Latin literature, such as in the Iliad, Odyssey and Aeneid. Its use in other genres of composition include Horace's satires, Ovid's Metamorphoses, and the Hymns of Orpheus. According to Greek mythology, hexameter was invented by Phemonoe, daughter of Apollo and the first Pythia of Delphi.
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hexameter
Hexameter is a metrical line of verse consisting of six feet. It was often used in epic poetry, particularly in Greek and Latin, like in the works of Homer and Virgil. Each foot could be a combination of long and short syllables, depending on the specific rules of the poetic tradition.
Webster Dictionary
Hexameternoun
a verse of six feet, the first four of which may be either dactyls or spondees, the fifth must regularly be a dactyl, and the sixth always a spondee. In this species of verse are composed the Iliad of Homer and the Aeneid of Virgil. In English hexameters accent takes the place of quantity
Hexameteradjective
having six metrical feet, especially dactyls and spondees
Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. of six meters; (sc. ) hexameter verse; "e`x six + measure: cf. F. hexamtre. See Six, and Meter.]
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Hexameter
Hexameter is a metrical line of verse consisting of six feet. It was the standard epic metre in classical Greek and Latin literature, such as in the Iliad and Aeneid. Its use in other genres of composition include Horace's satires, and Ovid's Metamorphoses. According to Greek mythology, hexameter was invented by the god Hermes. Homer's Odyssey also uses the hexameter verse throughout his poem. In classical hexameter, the six feet follow these rules: ⁕A foot can be made up of two long syllables, a spondee; or a long and two short syllables, a dactyl. ⁕The first four feet can contain either one of them. ⁕The fifth is almost always a dactyl, and last must be a spondee. A short syllable is a syllable with a short vowel and one consonant at the end. A long syllable is a syllable that either has a long vowel, two or more consonants at the end, or both. However, spaces between words are not counted, so for instance "hat" is normally short, but it is long in "hat throw," due to the "th" in the next word.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Hexameter
hek-sam′et-ėr, n. a verse of six measures or feet, the first four dactyls or spondees, the fifth a dactyl (sometimes a spondee), the sixth a spondee or trochee.—adj. having six metrical feet.—adjs. Hexamet′ric, -al.—n. Hexam′etrist, a writer of hexameters. [L.,—Gr. hex, six, metron, a measure.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hexameter in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hexameter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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