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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Alexandrine \Al`ex*an"drine\ (?; 277), a. Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian. --Bancroft. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Alexandrine \Al`ex*an"drine\, n. [F. alexandrin.] A kind of verse consisting in English of twelve syllables. The needless Alexandrine ends the song, That like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along --Pope. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Alexandrine n : a line of verse that has six iambic feet [syn: {Alexandrine}]
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