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- [pen-tam-i-ter]
- /pɛnˈtæm ɪ tər/
- /ɑɪˈæm·bɪk penˈtæm·ɪ·t̬ər/
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- [pen-tam-i-ter]
- /pɛnˈtæm ɪ tər/
Definitions of pentameter word
- noun pentameter a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet. 1
- noun pentameter Also called elegiac pentameter. Classical Prosody. a verse consisting of two dactyls, one long syllable, two more dactyls, and another long syllable. 1
- noun pentameter unrhymed verse of five iambic feet; heroic verse. 1
- adjective pentameter consisting of five metrical feet. 1
- noun pentameter poetry: line with five feet 1
- countable noun pentameter In literary criticism, a pentameter is a line of poetry that has five strong beats in it. 0
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Origin of pentameter
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; < Latin pentametrus < Greek pentámetros. See penta-, meter2
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Parts of speech for Pentameter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pentameter popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pentameter usage trend in Literature
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