alexandrine

Meanings

1. A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts.

1. Of or relating to Alexandria.

1. A native or inhabitant of Alexandria.

1. Of or relating to Alexander the Great.

1. Ellipsis of Alexandrine parakeet.

1. Alternative letter-case form of alexandrine.

1. A female given name from French.

Etymology

From Middle French alexandrin. So called from its use in old French poems on Alexander the Great (Roman d'Alexandre, c. 1177).