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dimeter

American  
[dim-i-ter] / ˈdɪm ɪ tər /

noun

Prosody.

  1. a verse or line of two measures or feet, as He is gone on the mountain,/He is lost to the forest.

dimeter British  
/ ˈdɪmɪtə /

noun

  1. prosody a line of verse consisting of two metrical feet or a verse written in this metre

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Etymology

Origin of dimeter

1580–90; < Late Latin dimeter < Greek dímetros of two measures, a dimeter, equivalent to di- di- 1 + -metros, adj. derivative of métron meter 1

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