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Hexameter
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English preferred label Hexameter Published
English definition 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, and the last is a trochee or spondee, with a caesura usually following the long syllable in the third foot. Published
English definition any line of verse in six feet, as in English poetry. Published