- Hexameter verse
- subs.P. ἔπη ἑξάμετρα (Plat., Legg. 810E).
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Hexameter verse
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Hexameter — Hex*am e*ter, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? of six meters; (sc. ?) hexameter verse; e x six + ? measure: cf. F. hexam[ e]tre. See {Six}, and {Meter}.] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.) A verse of six feet, the first four of which may be either dactyls or spondees, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hexameter — /hɛkˈsæmətə/ (say hek samuhtuh) noun 1. the dactylic verse of six feet, of Greek and Latin epic and other poetry (dactylic hexameter), in which the first four feet are dactyls or spondees, the fifth is ordinarily a dactyl, and the last is a… …
verse — /verrs/, n., adj., v., versed, versing. n. 1. (not in technical use) a stanza. 2. a succession of metrical feet written, printed, or orally composed as one line; one of the lines of a poem. 3. a particular type of metrical line: a hexameter verse … Universalium
verse — I. /vɜs / (say vers) noun 1. (in non technical use) a stanza or other subdivision of a metrical composition: the first verse of a hymn. 2. a succession of metrical feet written or printed or orally composed as one line; one of the lines of a poem …
verse — [[t]vɜrs[/t]] n. v. versed, vers•ing 1) pro one of the lines of a poem 2) pro a particular type of metrical line or composition: hexameter verse; elegaic verse[/ex] 3) pro a poem or a piece of poetry 4) pro metrical composition; poetry, esp. as… … From formal English to slang
hexameter — [hek sam′ə tər] n. [L hexameter < Gr hexametros: see HEXA & METER1] 1. a line of verse containing six metrical feet or measures; specif., the six foot dactylic line of classical verse, the first four feet of which may be either dactyls or… … English World dictionary
Hexamĕter — (v. gr.), ursprünglich griechischer, von den Epikern gebrauchter (daher Epischer od. Heroischer Vers), aus Daktylen u. Spondeen bestehender Vers. In jedem Versfuß können Daktylen od. Spondeen stehn, nur im fünften steht regelmäßig ein Daktylus u … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Verse — Verse, n. [OE. vers, AS. fers, L. versus a line in writing, and, in poetry, a verse, from vertere, versum, to turn, to turn round; akin to E. worth to become: cf. F. vers. See {Worth} to become, and cf. {Advertise}, {Averse}, {Controversy},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hexameter — ► NOUN ▪ a line of verse consisting of six metrical feet … English terms dictionary
Hexameter — Der Hexameter (griechisch ἑξάμετρον, hexámetron, wörtlich „Sechs Maß“) ist das klassische Versmaß der epischen Dichtung. In dieser Verwendung wird er deshalb auch oft als epischer Hexameter bezeichnet, um ihn von seiner anderen klassischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
hexameter — hexametric /hek seuh me trik/, hexametrical, hexametral, adj. /hek sam i teuhr/, Pros. n. 1. a dactylic line of six feet, as in Greek and Latin epic poetry, in which the first four feet are dactyls or spondees, the fifth is ordinarily a dactyl,… … Universalium
