hexameter

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From Ancient Greek ἑξάμετρος (hexámetros). Equivalent to hexa- + meter. Piecewise doublet of sexameter.

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: hexàmetre — line in a poem
• Dutch: hexameter — line in a poem
• Dutch: zesvoetig vers — line in a poem
• Esperanto: heksametro — line in a poem
• French: hexasyllabe — line in a poem
• Galician: hexámetro — line in a poem
• Hungarian: hexameter — line in a poem
• Italian: esametro — line in a poem
• Latin: hexameter — line in a poem
• Polish: heksametr — line in a poem
• Romanian: hexametru — line in a poem
• Russian: гекза́метр (gekzámetr) — line in a poem
• Slovak: hexameter — line in a poem
• Spanish: hexámetro — line in a poem
• Swedish: hexameter — line in a poem
• Catalan: hexàmetre — poetic metre
• French: hexamètre — poetic metre
• Galician: hexámetro — poetic metre
• Hungarian: hexameter — poetic metre
• Italian: esametro — poetic metre
• Latin: hexameter — poetic metre
• Polish: heksametr — poetic metre
• Romanian: hexametru — poetic metre
• Russian: гекза́метр (gekzámetr) — poetic metre
• Slovak: hexameter — poetic metre
• Spanish: hexámetro — poetic metre
• Swedish: hexameter — poetic metre