alexandrine

See also: Alexandrine

English

Noun

alexandrine (plural alexandrines)

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

Translations

line of a twelve-syllable poetic meter

Catalan: alexandrí m
Czech: alexandrín m
Dutch: alexandrijn (nl) m
French: alexandrin (fr) m
German: Alexandriner (de) m

Italian: alessandrino (it) m
Polish: aleksandryn m
Portuguese: alexandrino (pt) m
Spanish: alejandrino (es) m

French

Adjective

alexandrine

feminine singular of alexandrin

Latin

Adjective

alexandrine

vocative masculine singular of alexandrinus

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