First Known Use: 1589
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dimeter
noun dim·e·ter \ˈdi-mə-tər\
Definition of DIMETER
: a line of verse consisting of two metrical feet or of two dipodies
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Origin of DIMETER
Late Latin, from Greek dimetros, adjective, being a dimeter, from di- + metron measure — more at measure
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