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alexandrine

Pronunciation: /ˌalɪgˈzɑːndrɪn, -ʌɪn/
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Definition of alexandrine

adjective

  • (of a line of verse) having six iambic feet.

noun

(usually alexandrines)
  • an alexandrine line.

Origin:

late 16th century: from French alexandrin, from Alexandre (see Alexander1), the subject of an Old French poem in this metre

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