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Meaning of penthemimeral in English:

penthemimeral

adjective

Prosody

  • Designating a caesura occurring in the middle of the third foot of an iambic trimeter or hexameter.

Pronunciation

penthemimeral

/ˌpɛnθɪˈmɪm(ə)rəl/ /ˌpɛnθɪˈmɪm(ə)r(ə)l/

Origin

Early 19th century. From penthemimer + -al.