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Meaning of Hexameter | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A line in a poem having six metrical feet.
    countable
  2. A poetic metre in which each line has six feet.
    uncountable

Equivalents

العربية سداسي التفاعيل
Bosanski heksametar šesterac хексаметар шестерац
Deutsch Hexameter
Esperanto heksametro
Español hexámetro
Suomi heksametri kuusimitta
Français hexamètre hexasyllabe
Hrvatski heksametar šesterac хексаметар шестерац
Italiano esametro
Latina hexameter
Nederlands hexameter zesvoetig vers
Polski heksametr
Română hexametru
Русский гекза́метр
Српски heksametar šesterac хексаметар шестерац

Examples

“The date of composition is pretty certainly about 1590, a date suggested by the burlesque hexameters of Huanebango.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

hexamethonium hexamethonium bromide hexamethoxide hexamethyl hexamethylbenzene hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane

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