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heptameter
hep·tam·e·ter [ hep támmətər ] (plural hep·tam·e·ters)


noun 
Definition:
 
verse line with 7 feet: a line of poetry or verse composed of seven metric feet
[Late 19th century. Via late Latin< Greek heptametron< hepta "seven" + metron "meter"]

hep·ta·met·ri·cal [ hèptə méttrik'l ] adjective
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