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| al·ex·an·drine [ àllig zándrin, àllig zán drn ] |
noun (plural al·ex·an·drines) |
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1. English verse form: in English poetry, a line of verse that has six iambic feet and usually a caesura after the third foot
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2. French verse form: in French poetry, a line of verse that has twelve syllables and usually a caesura after the sixth syllable
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like or in alexandrines: typical of or written in alexandrines
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| [Late 16th century. < French, after the romance Alexandre about Alexander the Great, which was written in this meter] |
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