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septenarius
(sep¦ten|ar¦ius)
Pronunciation:
/ˌsɛptɪˈnɛːrɪəs/
noun
(
plural
septenarii
/-rɪʌɪ/
)
Prosody
a verse line of seven feet, especially a trochaic or iambic tetrameter catalectic.
Origin:
early 19th century
: from Latin, from
septeni
'in sevens', from
septem
'seven'
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