"hexameter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hexameters [plural], hexametre [alternative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἑξάμετρος (hexámetros). Equivalent to hexa- + meter. Piecewise doublet of sexameter. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ἑξάμετρος}} Ancient Greek ἑξάμετρος (hexámetros), {{prefix|en|hexa|meter}} hexa- + meter, {{piecewise doublet|en|sexameter}} Piecewise doublet of sexameter Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hexameter (countable and uncountable, plural hexameters)
  1. (countable) A line in a poem having six metrical feet. Tags: countable Translations (line in a poem): hexàmetre [masculine] (Catalan), hexameter [masculine] (Dutch), zesvoetig vers [neuter] (Dutch), heksametro (Esperanto), hexasyllabe [masculine] (French), hexámetro [masculine] (Galician), hexameter (Hungarian), esametro (Italian), hexameter (Latin), heksametr [masculine] (Polish), hexametru [masculine] (Romanian), гекза́метр (gekzámetr) [masculine] (Russian), hexameter (Slovak), hexámetro [masculine] (Spanish), hexameter [common-gender] (Swedish)
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  2. (uncountable) A poetic metre in which each line has six feet. Tags: uncountable Translations (poetic metre): hexàmetre [masculine] (Catalan), hexamètre [masculine] (French), hexámetro [masculine] (Galician), hexameter (Hungarian), esametro (Italian), hexameter (Latin), heksametr (Polish), hexametru [masculine] (Romanian), гекза́метр (gekzámetr) [masculine] (Russian), hexameter (Slovak), hexámetro [masculine] (Spanish), hexameter [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-hexameter-en-noun-5HJ2NL56 Categories (other): Poetry, Prosody Disambiguation of Poetry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Prosody: 32 68 Disambiguation of 'poetic metre': 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sexameter [rare] Derived forms: hexametrist Related terms: hexametral, hexametric, hexametrize

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "hexasyllabe"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "line in a poem",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hexámetro"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "line in a poem",
      "word": "hexameter"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "line in a poem",
      "word": "esametro"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "line in a poem",
      "word": "hexameter"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "line in a poem",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heksametr"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "line in a poem",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hexametru"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "gekzámetr",
      "sense": "line in a poem",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гекза́метр"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "line in a poem",
      "word": "hexameter"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "line in a poem",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hexámetro"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "line in a poem",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "hexameter"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "poetic metre",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hexàmetre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "poetic metre",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hexamètre"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "poetic metre",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hexámetro"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "poetic metre",
      "word": "hexameter"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "poetic metre",
      "word": "esametro"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "poetic metre",
      "word": "hexameter"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "poetic metre",
      "word": "heksametr"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "poetic metre",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hexametru"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "gekzámetr",
      "sense": "poetic metre",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гекза́метр"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "poetic metre",
      "word": "hexameter"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "poetic metre",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hexámetro"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "poetic metre",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "hexameter"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hexameter"
}

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