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Twelve-syllable line of verse
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alexandrine
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
"Alexandrine" is an adjective largely synonymous with "Alexandrian". It may refer to:
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts. 2 An Alexandrine parrot or parakeet.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
in reference to a type of verse line, 1580s (adj.); 1660s (n.), said to be from Old French Roman d'Alexandre , name of a poem about Alexander the Great that was popular in the Middle Ages, which used a 12-syllable line of 6 feet (the French heroic verse); ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Alexandrine \Al`ex*an"drine\, n. [F. alexandrin.] A kind of verse consisting in English of twelve syllables. The needless Alexandrine ends the song, That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along. --Pope. [1913 Webster] ||
Usage examples of alexandrine.
Jean Bouille also included in the development plans side streets called Alexandrine and Philippe, after the two children who had died.
He sails from Brundusium to Greece 243 He besieges Pompey at Dyrrhachium 244 Is compelled to retire 241 Battle of Pharsalia, and defeat of Pompey 244 Pompey flies to Egypt 245 His death 245 Caesar is appointed Dictator a second time 245 The Alexandrine War 245 47.
Conclusion of the Alexandrine War 246 Caesar marches into Pontus and defeats Pharnaces 246 He sails to Africa 246 46.
After bringing the Alexandrine War to a close, toward the end of March, B.
They relate the history of the first seven years of the Gallic War in seven books, and the history of the Civil War down to the commencement of the Alexandrine in three books.
The history of the Alexandrine, African, and Spanish Wars was written in three separate books, which are also ascribed to Hirtius, but their authorship is uncertain.
A second Alexandrine reign has just begun, with the accession of Alexander II to the throne in 1855, and once again, as in 1825, high hopes for political reform are in the air.
Their voices rose in alarm as Alexandrine continued her bloody account.
Now Alexandrine took her seat, and Sister Charlotte stood alone at the table.
I was personal secretary to Sister Alexandrine, who visited some months ago at my home in Epernay before departing for Flanders.
She claims that Alexandrine de Forbin stopped there en route to Flanders.
Perhaps our dear Sister Claude brings us something more valuable than the good tidings of Alexandrine de Forbin.
Perhaps she brings us something that Alexandrine found was too dangerous to take across the Flemish border, with armies warring there.
I always read prefaces, and Martelli proves there that his verses have the same effect in Italian as our Alexandrine verses have in French.
Lucien, whose first wife, Anne Christine Boyer, had died in 1801, had married his second wife, Alexandrine Laurence de Bleschamps, who had married, but who had divorced, a M.