How to pronounce hexameter
American English pronunciation
hek-SAM-uh-ter
- IPA
- /hɛkˈsæmətɚ/
- Syllables
- hek · SAM · uh · ter (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What hexameter means
A line of poetry made of six beats
In a sentence: The old Greek tale of the long voyage home was told in hexameter, six beats to every line.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Greek word meaning having six measures, made from the Greek words for six and measure.
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