trimeter
traɪˈmiːtər
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Definition of trimeter - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

literatureTECH.poetic metre where each line has three feetTECH.
  • The poet used trimeter to enhance the poem's rhythm.
tercet triplet

Adjective

literatureTECH.related to a line with three metrical feetTECH.
  • The poem has a trimeter structure.
metrical poetic rhythmic
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Expressions with trimeter

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poetic meter with three iambic feet per line
The poem was written in iambic trimeter.
line with three iambic feet, no variations
The poem was written in pure iambic trimeter.

Origin of trimeter

Greek, tri (three) + metron (measure)

Examples of trimeter in a sentence

  • The trimeter structure gave the poem a unique flow.
  • Her verses often follow a trimeter pattern.
  • The trimeter rhythm gives the poem a unique flow.

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  1. French:trimètre, ...
  2. German:Trimeter, trimetrisch, ...
  3. Italian:trimetro, a tre piedi, ...
  4. Spanish:trímetro, trimétrico, ...
  5. Portuguese:trimetro, trimétrico, ...
  6. Chinese:三音步格律, 三音步的, ...
  7. Japanese:三歩格, 三韻脚の, ...
  8. Arabic:ثلاثي التفعيلة, ثُلاثِيّ التَّفعِيلات, ...
  9. Hebrew:טְרִימֶטֶר, טְרִימֶטְרִי, ...
  10. Russian:триметр, триметрический, ...
  11. Ukrainian:триметр, триметричний, ...
  12. Hindi:ट्राइमेटर, त्रिमात्रिक, ...

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