alexandrine

== English == === Alternative forms === Alexandrine === Etymology === From Middle French alexandrin. So called from its use in old French poems on Alexander the Great (Roman d'Alexandre, c. 1177). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌælɪkˈsændriːn/ === Noun === alexandrine (plural alexandrines) (poetry) A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts. Synonym: Alexandrian ==== Related terms ==== Alexandrian Alexandrine ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === alexandrine feminine singular of alexandrin