First Known Use: 1889
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octameter
noun oc·tam·e·ter \äk-ˈta-mə-tər\
Definition of OCTAMETER
: a line of verse consisting of eight metrical feet
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Origin of OCTAMETER
Late Latin, having eight feet, from Late Greek oktametros, from okta- + metron measure — more at measure
Rhymes with OCTAMETER
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