Dimeter

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A line of verse consisting of two metrical feet.
  • n. A line of verse consisting of two measures of two feet each, especially one in iambic, trochaic, or anapestic meter in classical prosody.
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  • n. A line in a poem having two metrical feet.
  • n. A poetic metre in which each line has two feet.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having two poetical measures or meters.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In prosody, consisting of two measures; divisible into two feet or dipodies.
  • n. In prosody, a verse or period consisting of two feet or dipodies: as, an Ionic dimeter; iambic dimeters.
    • Word Usage
    "Written by Coelius Sedulius d c 450 in iambic dimeter."
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