Definition of Trimiter
Trim"e*ter (?), a. [L. trimetrus, Gr.
&?;; &?; (see Tri-) + &?; measure. See Meter
measure.] (Pros.) Consisting of three poetical measures.
-- n. A poetical division of verse, consisting of
three measures. Lowth.
Trim"e*ter (?), a. [L. trimetrus, Gr.
&?;; &?; (see Tri-) + &?; measure. See Meter
measure.] (Pros.) Consisting of three poetical measures.
-- n. A poetical division of verse, consisting of
three measures. Lowth.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a line in a poem having three metrical feet
- a poetic metre in which each line has three feet
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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