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alexandrine

English

Etymology

So called from its use in old French poems on Alexander the Great (Roman d'Alexandre, c. 1177).

Noun

alexandrine (plural alexandrines)

  1. (poetry) A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts.
  2. An Alexandrine parrot or parakeet.

Related terms

  • Alexandrine
  • Alexandrian

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French

Adjective

alexandrine

  1. feminine singular of alexandrin

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