"dimeter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɪmɪtəɹ/ [US], /ˈdɪmɪtə(ɹ)/ [UK] Forms: dimeters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪmɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: From di- (“two”) + -meter. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|di|meter|t1=two}} di- (“two”) + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dimeter (countable and uncountable, plural dimeters)
  1. (poetry) A line in a poem having two metrical feet. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Poetry
    Sense id: en-dimeter-en-noun-GlwE9rBI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with di-, English terms suffixed with -meter Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with di-: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -meter: 64 36 Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
  2. (poetry) A poetic metre in which each line has two feet. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Poetry
    Sense id: en-dimeter-en-noun-9HfT5HW9 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with di- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with di-: 49 51 Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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