"tetrameter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tetrameters [plural]
Etymology: tetra- + meter Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*meh₁-|*-trom}}, {{prefix|en|tetra|meter}} tetra- + meter Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tetrameter (countable and uncountable, plural tetrameters)
  1. (poetry) A line in a poem having four metrical feet. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Poetry, Four Translations (a line in a poem having four metrical feet (poetry)): tetrametër [masculine] (Albanian), tetrámetro [masculine] (Catalan), tetrameter (Danish), tetrametri (Finnish), tétramètre (French), tetrâmetro [masculine] (Galician), Tetrameter [neuter] (German), τετράμετρο (tetrámetro) [masculine] (Greek), tetrâmetro [masculine] (Portuguese), tetrametru [masculine] (Romanian), тетра́метр (tetrámetr) [masculine] (Russian), tetrámetro [masculine] (Spanish), tetrameter (Swedish), câu thơ tứ bộ vi (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-tetrameter-en-noun-hbA2DRfM Disambiguation of Four: 62 38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with tetra-, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tetra-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 73 27 Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing Disambiguation of 'a line in a poem having four metrical feet (poetry)': 84 16
  2. (prosody) A poetic metre in which each line has four feet. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Prosody
    Sense id: en-tetrameter-en-noun-KyFdUzDu Categories (other): English terms prefixed with tetra- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tetra-: 50 50 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tetrametre Derived forms: iambic tetrameter

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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