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alexandrine¹
- /ˌælɪkˈsændriːn/
Where it comes from
From Middle French alexandrin. So called from its use in old French poems on Alexander the Great (Roman d'Alexandre, c. 1177).
noun alexandrines · Alexandrine
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A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts.
The dominant metre in Les Fleurs du Mal is the twelve-syllable alexandrine, the defining metre of French versification, with the eight-syllable line a distant runner-up and the ten-syllable line barely visible.
Similar: Alexandrian
Alexandrine²
Where it comes from
Partly from Middle French alexandrin and partly from Latin Alexandrīnus.
adjective more Alexandrine · most Alexandrine
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Of or relating to Alexandria.
The division of Scholz himself, in the work last named, is into the Alexandrine and Constantinopolitan recension. […] But in amalgamating the Alexandrine and Western Mss. together, he has done not a little violence to both. Moreover, taking the fact as true, which Eusebius has related in respect to
Similar: Alexandrian
noun Alexandrines
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A native or inhabitant of Alexandria.
The Alexandrines considered themselves Greeks and Macedonians. And, as a matter of fact, it does not seem likely that there was any considerable infusion of native Egyptian blood in the Alexandrines.
Similar: Alexandrian
Alexandrine³
Where it comes from
From Alexander + -ine.
adjective more Alexandrine · most Alexandrine
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Of or relating to Alexander the Great.
When we picture to ourselves his [Napoleon’s] dawning military genius at Toulon—his daring and decided politics in the storms of the Revolution—his Cæsarian ambition in assuming the purple—his rivalry of Hannibal in urging an army, with heavy artillery, over the frozen and apparently impassable summ
Similar: Alexandrian
noun Alexandrines
- Ellipsis of Alexandrine parakeet He is hardly distinguishable from an ordinary cock Alexandrine except for his slightly smaller size and rather less massive head and beak—the latter a distinct improvement.
Alexandrine⁴
Where it comes from
From Middle French alexandrin.
noun Alexandrines
- Alternative letter-case form of alexandrine Some of these Alexandrines are well marked, in others the last word has such a strong accent on the last syllable but two that both final syllables fall on the ear rather as an addition to the last measure, a mere superfluous syllable, than a distinct measure by themselves.
Alexandrine⁵
Where it comes from
From French Alexandrine. By surface analysis, Alexandra + -ine. Doublet of Alexandrina.
proper noun
- A female given name from French. Whoever will drink of an unadulterated stream must go to the fountain-head. This, Miss Laura Alexandrine Smith has done, and that she has drunk deeply, is easy to be seen from the spirit and enthusiasm with which she writes.
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noun line of a twelve-syllable poetic meter
| Español | alejandrino |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | アレクサンドラン arekusandoran |
| Português | alexandrino |
| Français | alexandrin |
| Deutsch | Alexandriner |
| Italiano | alessandrino |
| Română | alexandrin |
| Русский | александрийский стих aleksandrijskij stix |
Talk about this word "alexandrine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alexandrine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. alexandrine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alexandrine "alexandrine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alexandrine.Cite this
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title = {alexandrine},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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