monometer

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Definition of monometer in English English dictionary

A line of verse containing a single metrical foot

{i} (Poetry) verse consisting of one metrical foot or dipody

A rhythmic series, consisting of a single meter

Hyphenation

mo·no·me·ter

Etymology

[ m&-'nä-m&-t&r ] (noun.) circa 1846. Late Latin, from Greek monometros, from mon- + metron measure; more at MEASURE.