hexameter

noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἑξάμετρος (hexámetros). Equivalent to hexa- + meter. Piecewise doublet of sexameter.

1. A line in a poem having six metrical feet.

   “The date of composition is pretty certainly about 1590, a date suggested by the burlesque hexameters of Huanebango.”

2. A poetic metre in which each line has six feet.