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Definition of pentameter noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pentameter

noun
 
/penˈtæmɪtə(r)/
 
/penˈtæmɪtər/
[countable, uncountable] (specialist)
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  1. a line of poetry with five stressed syllables; the rhythm of poetry with five stressed syllables to a lineTopics Literature and writingc2
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek pentametros (see penta- and meter, sense 3).
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