heksametr

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Definition of heksametr in Lehçe English dictionary

hexameter

{n} a verse or line consisting of six feet

A verse of six feet, the first four of which may be either dactyls or spondees, the fifth must regularly be a dactyl, and the sixth always a spondee

a line of poetry with six main beats (from hexa- ( HEXADECIMAL) + metron )

In English hexameters accent takes the place of quantity

a poetic metre in which each line has six feet

a line in a poem having six metrical feet

{i} line of poetry containing six metrical units of feet

Having six metrical feet, especially dactyls and spondees

a verse line having six metrical feet