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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Alexandrine

/ălˌ-əg-zăn'-drēn/ · Al·ex·an·drine · IPA /ˌælɪkˈsændriːn/
01 a. Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian.
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    Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian.
02 n. A kind of verse consisting in English of twelve syllables.
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    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.