"dimeter" meaning in English

See dimeter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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 terms prefixed with di-, English terms suffixed with -meter, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with di-: 62 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -meter: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 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 Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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