hexameter

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Synonyms: exameter, hexameters, decameter, dekameter, megameter, heptameter, hexamer, terameter, hexaster, petameter, hemometer

Antonyms: exameter, hexameters, decameter, dekameter, megameter, heptameter, hexamer, terameter, hexaster, petameter, hemometer

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[line#Noun|line]] in a [[poem]] having [[six]] [[metrical]] [[foot#Noun|feet]].
2. {{lb|en|uncountable}} A [[poetic]] [[metre]] in which each line has six feet.

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