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Definition of alexandrine adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

alexandrine

adjective
 
/ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndrɪn/,
 
/ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndraɪn/
 
/ˌælɪɡˈzændrɪn/,
 
/ˌælɪɡˈzændraɪn/
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  1. (of lines of poetry) containing six iambic feet
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French alexandrin, from Alexandre, referring to Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), the subject of an Old French poem in this metre.
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