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alexandrine Definition


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alexandrine
noun
    1. poetry.
      A verse of six iambic feet (in English) or twelve syllables (in French).
adj
    1. Said of verse: written in alexandrines.
Etymology: 16c: French, from the name Alexandre, Alexander the Great being the subject of an Old French romance written in this metre.



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