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/ˌælɪkˈsændriːn/ · noun
(poetry) A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts..
The dominant metre in Les Fleurs du Mal is the twelve-syllable alexandrine, the defining metre of French versification, with the eight-syllable line a distant runner-up and the ten-syllable line barely visible.
Use alexandrine when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Alexandrine means (poetry) A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts..
Common synonyms include Alexandrian.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The dominant metre in Les Fleurs du Mal is the twelve-syllable alexandrine, the defining metre of French versification, with the eight-syllable line a distant runner-up and the ten-syllable line barely visible.
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