septenarius

sep·te·nar·i·us

(sĕp′tə-nâr′ē-əs)
n. pl. sep·te·nar·i·i (-ē-ī′)
A Latin verse used only in comedy and consisting of seven feet, especially a catalectic iambic or trochaic tetrameter.
[Latin septēnārius, of seven, from septēnī, seven each, from septem, seven; see septennial.]
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septenarius

(ˌsɛptəˈnɛərɪəs)
n
any line of verse containing seven metrical feet
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