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Trimeter

Trim'e-ter, n.

noun

[Fr. trimestre, Lat. trimetrus, Gr. τρίμετρος, τρίμετρον, from τρι, τρίς, three, thrice, and μέτρον, measure.] (Pros.) A poetical division of verse, consisting of three measures. Louth.

Trim'e-ter or Tri-mē'tri-cal, a.

adjective

a. [Fr. trimètre, trimétrique, Lat. trimetrus, trimetrius, Gr. τρίμετρος.] Consisting of three poetical measures.