"trimeter" meaning in English

See trimeter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹɪmɪtəɹ/ [US], /ˈtɹaɪmɪtəɹ/ [US], /ˈtɹɪmɪtə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˈtɹaɪmɪtə(ɹ)/ [UK] Forms: trimeters [plural], trimetre [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪmɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: From tri- + meter. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|tri|meter}} tri- + meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} trimeter (plural trimeters)
  1. A line in a poem having three metrical feet.
    Sense id: en-trimeter-en-noun-PT7zcs29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with tri-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Poetry, Three Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tri-: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Poetry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Three: 66 34
  2. a poetic metre in which each line has three feet.
    Sense id: en-trimeter-en-noun-pIVZ-6i7 Categories (other): Poetry, Prosody Disambiguation of Poetry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Prosody: 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: trimetric, trimetrical

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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