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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
alexandrine
▪ I. alex·an·drine 7 [alexandrine alexandrines] BrE [ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndrɪn] NAmE [ˌælɪɡˈzændrɪn] BrE [ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndraɪn] NAmE [ˌælɪɡˈzændraɪn] adjective (technical)
(of lines of poetry)containing six ↑iambic ↑feet
Word Origin:
late 16th cent.: from French alexandrin, from Alexandre, referring to Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), the subject of an Old French poem in this metre.
▪ II. alex·an·drine noun
Main entry: ↑alexandrinederived
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