Trimeter

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A line of verse consisting of three metrical feet.
  • n. A line of verse consisting of three 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 three metrical feet.
  • n. a poetic metre in which each line has three feet.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Consisting of three poetical measures.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In prosody, consisting of three measures, especially of three iambic measures.
  • n. In prosody, a verse or period consisting of three measures.
    • Word Usage
    "The statement, "A trimeter is a verse of three measures," is a definition because it gives, first, the larger class (verse) to which the trimeters belong, and secondly, the difference (of three measures) which distinguishes the trimeter from all other verses."
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