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Meanings of call the alexandrine in anglès

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Usage of call the alexandrine in anglès
1
The 6-stress line is called the alexandrine (probably from the name of an Old French poem in this metre).
The Principles of English Versification
2
The war in Egypt, usually called the Alexandrine War, arose from Cæsar's resolving to settle the disputes respecting the succession to the kingdom.
A Smaller History of Rome