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Alexandrine

adjectivemasculinetécnico/ɐlɨʃɐ̃ˈdɾinu/low

a·le·xan·dri·no

Definition

Relating to Alexander the Great or the city of Alexandria. In prosody, a verse composed of twelve syllables (dodecasyllable).
Camões frequently used the Alexandrine verse in The Lusiads.
The Alexandrian period was marked by Hellenism.
Common collocations
Alexandrian verseAlexandrian meter

Etymology

Do antropónimo Alexandre + sufixo -ino.

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