Associations to the word «Alexandrine»
Noun
- Copenhagen
- Vii
- Julius
- Meter
- Florence
- François
- Stanley
- Throne
- Pierre
- Testament
- Toll
- Accent
- Ca
- Henri
- Leo
- Francis
- Line
- Les
- Tradition
- Pedro
- Interpretation
- Theology
- Baker
- Archbishop
- Jews
- Anne
- Madame
- Samuel
- Paris
- Maria
- Saint
- Cycle
- Of
- Red
- Cousin
- Anna
- Son
- Century
- Form
- Carl
- Ad
- Text
- Iii
- Iv
- Gordon
- Play
- Henry
- Francisco
- Literature
- Lee
- Jean
- William
- Paul
- Author
- Palace
- Ii
- Africa
Wiktionary
ALEXANDRINE, noun. A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts.
ALEXANDRINE, noun. An Alexandrine parrot or parakeet.
ALEXANDRINE, adjective. Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian.
Dictionary definition
ALEXANDRINE, noun. (prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet.
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.