English

hendecameter

From hendeca- + meter.

Formed from hendeca- + meter

Ancient Greek ἕνδεκα ‘eleven’

English hendeca-

Middle English metere ‘one who measures, measurer’

English meter

Today it means

noun A line of verse containing eleven metrical feet.

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