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french alexandrine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables
french alexan-drine
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alexandrine that features 12 syllables divided evenly by a middle pause (caesura) after the 6th syllable (6/6 split), with stresses traditionally landing on the 6th and 12th syllables.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of French alexandrine.

Inflected Forms

French alexandrines (plural)

Questions

What does french alexandrine mean?
An alexandrine that features 12 syllables divided evenly by a middle pause (caesura) after the 6th syllable (6/6 split), with stresses traditionally landing on the 6th and 12th syllables.

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