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NOUN (1)

1. a verse line having eight metrical feet;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Octameter \Oc*tam"e*ter\, n. [Cf.L. octameter in eight feet. See Octa-, and meter.] (Pros.) A verse containing eight feet; as, Deep[bprime] in|to[bprime] the | dark[bprime]ness | peer[bprime]ing, | long[bprime] I | stood[bprime] there | wond'[bprime]ring, | fear[bprime]ing. --Poe. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

octameter n 1: a verse line having eight metrical feet