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trimeter definition

trim·eter (trim′ət ər)

noun

  1. a line of verse containing three metrical feet
  2. verse consisting of trimeters

Etymology: L trimetrus < Gr trimetros: see tri- & meter

adjective

having three metrical feet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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