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octameter

[ ok-tam-i-ter ]

adjective

  1. consisting of eight measures or feet.


noun

  1. Also an octameter verse.

octameter

/ ɒkˈtæmɪtə /

noun

  1. prosody a verse line consisting of eight metrical feet
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of octameter1

1840–50; < Late Latin < Greek oktámetros (adj.), equivalent to okta- octa- + métr ( on ) -meter + -os adj. suffix
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Example Sentences

Verses of seven and eight feet are rare; they are called heptameter and octameter, respectively.

The heptameter is usually divided into a tetrameter and a trimeter; the octameter, into two tetrameters.

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