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dactylic hexameter

dac·tyl·ic hex·am·e·ter (plural dac·tyl·ic hex·am·e·ters)


noun 
Definition:
 
meter of epic poetry: a line of verse consisting of six feet, the fifth of which is a dactyl, the first four dactyls or spondees, and the sixth a spondee or trochee. It is the meter of Greek and Roman epic poetry.

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