Definitions for Alexandrine
ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drɪn, -drin, -ˈzɑn-alexan·drine

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Alexandrinenoun

   (prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. alexandrinenoun

   A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts.

2. alexandrinenoun

   An Alexandrine parrot or parakeet.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Alexandrinenoun

   A kind of verse borrowed from the French, first used in a poem called Alexander. They consist, among the French, of twelve and thirteen syllables, in alternate couplets; and, among us, of twelve.

   Our numbers should, for the most part, be lyrical. For variety, or rather where the majesty of thought requires it, they may be stretched to the English heroick of five feet, and to the French Alexandrine of six. Dryd.

   Then, at the last, an only couplet fraught
   With some unmeaning thing they call a thought,
   A needless Alexandrine ends the song,
   That, like a wounded snake, drags it slow length along. Alexander Pope, Essay on Criticism.

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1. alexandrine

   An alexandrine is a line of poetic meter comprised of 12 syllables. It is traditionally used in French, English and German literature. This type of verse is typically divided in two parts with a pause after the sixth syllable, often characterized by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. In French literature, it is usually written in rhymed couplets or quatrains.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Alexandrineadjective

   belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian

2. Alexandrinenoun

   a kind of verse consisting in English of twelve syllables

3. Etymology: [F. alexandrin.]

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1. Alexandrine

   An alexandrine is a line of poetic meter comprising 12 syllables. Alexandrines are common in the German literature of the Baroque period and in French poetry of the early modern and modern periods. Drama in English often used alexandrines before Marlowe and Shakespeare, by whom it was supplanted by iambic pentameter. In non-Anglo-Saxon or French contexts, the term dodecasyllable is often used.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Alexandrine

   al-egz-an′drin, n. a rhyming verse of twelve syllables, six iambic feet, so-called from its use in old French poems on Alexander the Great. It is the ordinary verse of French tragedy. French Alexandrines are arranged in couplets, alternately acatalectic with masculine rhymes, and hypercatalectic with feminine rhymes.

Matched Categories

1. • Line Of Poetry
   • Prosody

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce Alexandrine?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Alexandrine in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Alexandrine in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Alexandrine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Alexandrine
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Alexandrine
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Alexandrine
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Alexandrine
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Alexandrine
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Alexandrine
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Alexandrine