alexandrine

See also: Alexandrine

English

Etymology

So called from its use in old French poems on Alexander the Great.

Noun

alexandrine (plural alexandrines)

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

Translations

French

Adjective

alexandrine

  1. feminine singular of alexandrin

Latin

Adjective

alexandrine

  1. vocative masculine singular of alexandrinus
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