dodecameter

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dodecameter

/ˌdəʊdɛˈkæmɪtə(ɹ)/

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From dodeca- + -meter.

noun dodecameters

A complex line that consists of twelve metric feet.

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noun a poetic meter of twelve metric feet

Français	alexandrin, dodécasyllabe

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@misc{dodecameter_2026,
  title = {dodecameter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dodecameter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}