octameter
[ ok-tam-i-ter ]
/ ɒkˈtæm ɪ tər /
adjective
consisting of eight measures or feet.
noun
Also octometer.
an octameter verse.
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Example sentences from the Web for octameter
Verses of seven and eight feet are rare; they are called heptameter and octameter, respectively.
English: Composition and Literature |W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterThe heptameter is usually divided into a tetrameter and a trimeter; the octameter, into two tetrameters.
English: Composition and Literature |W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
British Dictionary definitions for octameter
octameter
/ (ɒkˈtæmɪtə) /
noun
prosody
a verse line consisting of eight metrical feet