HyperDic: alexandrine

English > 1 sense of the word *Alexandrine*:
NOUN	communication	Alexandrine	(prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet

Alexandrine > pronunciation
Sounds	ae.lahgzae'ndriyn
Rhymes	Aberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn...

English > *Alexandrine*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	(prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet.
Category	prosody, metrics	The study of poetic meter and the art of versification
Broader	line of poetry, line of verse	A single line of words in a poem
Spanish	alejandrino
Catalan	alexandrí, Alexandrine, Vers alexandrí