"dodecameter" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌdəʊdɛˈkæmɪtə(ɹ)/ Forms: dodecameters [plural]
Rhymes: -æmɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: dodeca- + -meter Etymology templates: {{confix|en|dodeca|meter}} dodeca- + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} dodecameter (plural dodecameters)
  1. (poetry) A complex line that consists of twelve metric feet. Categories (topical): Poetry Translations (a line or verse of such a poetic meter): kaksitoistamittainen säe (Finnish) Translations (a poetic meter of twelve metric feet): dodekametri (Finnish), kaksitoistamittainen säe (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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