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Noun Concept
Categories: Types of verses, Sonnet studies, Spanish poetry, German poetry, French poetry
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Alexandrine  Alexandrine verse  Alexandrine couplet  alexandrines  iambic hexameter
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(prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet WordNet 3.0
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(prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Alexandrine is a name used for several distinct types of verse line with related metrical structures, most of which are ultimately derived from the classical French alexandrine. Wikipedia
Line of poetic meter comprising 12 syllables Wikidata
A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts. Wiktionary
IS A
line of poetry
meter
PART OF
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Schaltinienne
HAS KIND
French alexandrine
HAS INSTANCE
Portez ce vieux whisky au juge blond qui fume
CATEGORY DOMAIN
prosody
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
Otto's encyclopedia
Encyclopedic Lexicon
NAMED AFTER
Alexander Romance
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Alexandrine
Wikipedia
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alexandrine
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Wikipedia Redirections
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Alexandrine couplet, Alexandrine verse, Alexandrine Verse, alexandrines, iambic hexameter

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