"alexandrine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alexandrines [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French alexandrin. So called from its use in old French poems on Alexander the Great (Roman d'Alexandre, c. 1177). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|alexandrin}} Middle French alexandrin, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Alexander the Great}} Alexander the Great, {{named-after|en|Alexander the Great|alt=|wplink==}} Alexander the Great, {{circa2|1177|short=yes}} c. 1177 Head templates: {{en-noun}} alexandrine (plural alexandrines)
  1. (poetry) A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts. Wikipedia link: Roman d'Alexandre Categories (topical): Poetry Categories (lifeform): Parrots Synonyms: Alexandrian, Alexandrine Related terms: Alexandrian, Alexandrine Translations (line of a twelve-syllable poetic meter): alexandrí [masculine] (Catalan), alexandrín [masculine] (Czech), alexandrijn [masculine] (Dutch), aleksandro (Esperanto), aleksandriini (Finnish), alexandrin [masculine] (French), Alexandriner [masculine] (German), alessandrino [masculine] (Italian), アレクサンドラン (arekusandoran) (Japanese), aleksandryn [masculine] (Polish), alexandrino [masculine] (Portuguese), alexandrin [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), александрийский стих (aleksandrijskij stix) [masculine] (Russian), alejandrino [masculine] (Spanish)

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