Longman Dictionary English From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Literaturehexameterhex‧am‧e‧ter /hekˈsæmɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable] technical ALa line of poetry with six main beatsOrigin hexameter (1300-1400) Latin Greek, from hexa- ( → HEXADECIMAL) + metron “measure” ldoceonline.com
