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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries四歩格
Pronunciation / Transliteration: yonhokaku
"その詩は四歩格で書かれている。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A line of verse consisting of four metrical feet.
"The poem is written primarily in iambic tetrameter."
- 1
Consisting of or characterized by tetrameter lines.
"A tetrameter rhythm gives the ballad a lively and driving cadence."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek 'tetramētron', composed of 'tetra-' meaning 'four' and 'mētron' meaning 'measure'. It entered the English language in the late 16th century via Latin and French as a technical term in poetry and literary criticism, denoting a verse line consisting of four metrical feet.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tetrameter" is said worldwide
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tétramètre
Transliteration: te.tʁa.mɛtʁ
"Le poème utilise un tétramètre iambique."
Tetrameter
Transliteration: teˈtʁaːmetɐ
"Das Gedicht ist in Tetrametern verfasst."
tetrametro
Transliteration: teˈtrametro
"Il verso è composto da un tetrametro."
tetrámetro
Transliteration: teˈtɾametɾo
"La estrofa sigue un esquema de tetrámetro."
tetrâmetro
Transliteration: teˈtɾametɾu
"O poema apresenta versos em tetrâmetro iâmbico."
चतुष्पदी छंद
Transliteration: chatushpadi chhand
"यह कविता चतुष्पदी छंद में रची गई है।"
四音部诗行
Transliteration: sì yīnbù shīháng
"这首诗主要使用四音部诗行写成。"
사각보격
Transliteration: sagakbogyeok
"이 시는 사각보격으로 쓰여졌다."
四歩格
Transliteration: yonhokaku
"その詩は四歩格で書かれている。"
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