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Definition of: Alexandrine
(al′ig·zan′drin, -drēn, -zän′-) noun
In prosody, a line of verse having six iambic feet with the caesura generally after the third.
—adjective Of, composed of, or characterized by Alexandrines. Also Alexandrian.
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