Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for TET-RAM'E-TER
TET-RA-HEX-A-HE'DRALTET-RAN'DER
TET-RAM'E-TER, n. [Gr. τετρα, four, and μετρον, measure.]
In ancient poetry, an iambic verse consisting of four feet, found in the comic poets. Cyc. A verse consisting of four measures or eight feet. Ash.
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