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Definition of: trimeter
(trim′ə·tər) adjective
In prosody, consisting of three measures or of lines containing three measures.
—noun
1. A verse consisting of three measures, as the iambic trimeter.
2. In classical prosody, a line or verse consisting of three dimeters, or six feet. [<L trimetrus <Gk. trimetros <tri- three + metron a measure]
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