Definition of dimeter in English:

dimeter

noun ˈdɪmɪtəˈdɪmɪdər

Prosody

A line of verse consisting of two metrical feet.
〔诗韵〕二音步诗行，二步格诗行
Example sentencesExamples
- Although the English meter is properly iambic, often with feminine endings, line length is erratic, ranging from trimeter to pentameter, except for the two shortest lines, which appear in dimeter.
- Poems in iambic dimeters and trimeters are found in abundance in her first book, as are poems written in trochaic measure.
- The first two lines, containing only monosyllabic words, mix a sing-song dimeter with a grim subject matter.

Origin

Late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek dimetros 'of two measures', from di- 'twice' + metron 'a measure'.

Definition of dimeter in US English:

dimeter

nounˈdɪmɪdərˈdimidər

Prosody

A line of verse consisting of two metrical feet.
〔诗韵〕二音步诗行，二步格诗行
Example sentencesExamples
- The first two lines, containing only monosyllabic words, mix a sing-song dimeter with a grim subject matter.
- Although the English meter is properly iambic, often with feminine endings, line length is erratic, ranging from trimeter to pentameter, except for the two shortest lines, which appear in dimeter.
- Poems in iambic dimeters and trimeters are found in abundance in her first book, as are poems written in trochaic measure.

Origin

Late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek dimetros ‘of two measures’, from di- ‘twice’ + metron ‘a measure’.

单词	dimeter
释义	Definition of dimeter in English: dimeter noun ˈdɪmɪtəˈdɪmɪdər Prosody A line of verse consisting of two metrical feet. 〔诗韵〕二音步诗行，二步格诗行 Example sentencesExamples Although the English meter is properly iambic, often with feminine endings, line length is erratic, ranging from trimeter to pentameter, except for the two shortest lines, which appear in dimeter. Poems in iambic dimeters and trimeters are found in abundance in her first book, as are poems written in trochaic measure. The first two lines, containing only monosyllabic words, mix a sing-song dimeter with a grim subject matter. Origin Late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek dimetros 'of two measures', from di- 'twice' + metron 'a measure'. Definition of dimeter in US English: dimeter nounˈdɪmɪdərˈdimidər Prosody A line of verse consisting of two metrical feet. 〔诗韵〕二音步诗行，二步格诗行 Example sentencesExamples The first two lines, containing only monosyllabic words, mix a sing-song dimeter with a grim subject matter. Although the English meter is properly iambic, often with feminine endings, line length is erratic, ranging from trimeter to pentameter, except for the two shortest lines, which appear in dimeter. Poems in iambic dimeters and trimeters are found in abundance in her first book, as are poems written in trochaic measure. Origin Late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek dimetros ‘of two measures’, from di- ‘twice’ + metron ‘a measure’.
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