pentameter

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Synonyms: petameter, centimeter, heptameter, pantometer, peirameter, pentamer, tenthmeter, pentameters, penetrameter, zettameter

Antonyms: petameter, centimeter, heptameter, pantometer, peirameter, pentamer, tenthmeter, pentameters, penetrameter, zettameter

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|poetry|countable}} A [[line]] in a [[poem]] having [[five]] [[metrical foot|metrical feet]].
2. {{lb|en|poetry}} [[poetic|Poetic]] [[metre]] in which each [[line]] has [[five]] [[feet]].

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