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  • 11Dimeter — In poetry, a dimeter is a metrical line of verse with two feet. Consider Thomas Hood s Bridge of Sighs: Take her up tenderly, Lift her with care, Fashioned so slenderly, Young and so fair. Categories: Poetic rhythmPoetry stubs …

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  • 12Dimeter — Di|me|ter der; s, <über lat. dimeter aus gr. dímetros »aus zwei Maßen bestehend«> aus zwei gleichen Metren bestehender antiker Vers; vgl. ↑Metrum …

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  • 13dimeter — dim•e•ter [[t]ˈdɪm ɪ tər[/t]] n. pro a verse or line of two measures or feet • Etymology: 1580–90; < LL < Gk dímetros of two measures, a dimeter = di I+ metros, adj. der. of métron meter I …

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  • 14dimeter — noun a) A line in a poem having two metrical feet. b) A poetic metre in which each line has two feet …

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  • 15Dimeter — Di|me|ter 〈m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: ; Metrik〉 Versform aus zwei gleichen Versfüßen [Etym.: <Di…2 + …meter] …

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  • 16dimeter — n. line or verse consisting of two measures or feet …

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  • 17dimeter — [ dɪmɪtə] noun Prosody a line of verse consisting of two metrical feet. Origin C16: via late L. from Gk dimetros of two measures …

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  • 18dimeter — dim·e·ter …

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  • 19dimeter — /ˈdɪmətə/ (say dimuhtuh) noun Prosody a verse or line of two measures or feet. For example: He is gone on the mountain, | He is lost to the forest. {Late Latin, from Greek dimetros of two measures} …

  • 20dímeter — tra m (ȋ) lit. verz iz dveh enakih stopic: romanca v trohejskih dimetrih …

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