Alexandrine
Alexandrine · more Alexandrine · most Alexandrine
Of or relating to AlexandriaOf or relating to Alexandria.
US/ˌæləɡzˈændɹin/
» Alexandrine verse is twelve-syllable.
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1 sentencesAlexandrine verse is twelve-syllable.
Meaning
2 sensesOf or relating to Alexandria.
Of or relating to Alexander the Great.
Origin
Partly from Middle French alexandrin and partly from Latin Alexandrīnus. From Alexander +Partly from Middle French alexandrin and partly from Latin Alexandrīnus.
From Alexander + -ine.
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Forms
more Alexandrine, most Alexandrine| Comparative | more Alexandrine Lesson |
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| Superlative | most Alexandrine Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsOf or relating to Alexandria:Alexandrian
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.