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alexandrine

noun, often capitalized
al·​ex·​an·​drine | \ -ˈzan-ˌdrēn How to pronounce alexandrine (audio) , -drən, -ˌdrīn\

Definition of alexandrine

: a line of verse of 12 syllables consisting regularly of 6 iambs with a caesura after the third iamb
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alexandrine adjective

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 The score is Michel Legrand's finest, with various jazz elements, lyrics in alexandrines by Demy, and intricately structured reprises that match the poetic, crisscrossing plot. — Patrick Friel, Chicago Reader, "Art House / Dance / Film / Foreign / Music / On Video / Television This Week on Filmstruck: Jacques Demy," 16 Feb. 2018

First Known Use of alexandrine

1589, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for alexandrine

French alexandrin, adjective, from Alexandre Alexander the Great; from its use in a poem on Alexander

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