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septenarius

/sep-tuh-nair-ee-uhs/US // ˌsɛp təˈnɛər i əs //

萼片,萼片状,萼片状物,萼边

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural sep·te·nar·i·i [sep-tuh-nair-ee-ahy]. /ˌsɛp təˈnɛər iˌaɪ/. Prosody.

    • : a verse consisting of seven feet, usually printed in two lines: used especially in Latin poems.

Examples

  • In various modified forms, the septenarius was a favourite measure throughout the Middle English period.

  • Orm adopted the unrimed septenarius from Latin, but counted his syllables so faithfully as to produce an intolerable monotony.

  • The trochaic septenarius, also a common metre in the drama, consists of seven trochees and an additional long syllable.

  • "Septenarius numerus est numerus universitatis," says J. de Voragine.

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