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alexandrine

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> I wonder if the existence of a stable overclass of alexandrines distinct from the native population pre-prepared Egypt to be a Roman vassal state: it was already functioning as an analogous model, they just replaced the top set, but kept the governance model as-is. No, those are two different phenomena.

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Quick take

(prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet

Meaning at a glance

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noun

(prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for alexandrine.

noun

(prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet

See also: Alexandrine

Example sentences

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> I wonder if the existence of a stable overclass of alexandrines distinct from the native population pre-prepared Egypt to be a Roman vassal state: it was already functioning as an analogous model, they just replaced the top set, but kept the governance model as-is. No, those are two different phenomena.

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I wonder if the existence of a stable overclass of alexandrines distinct from the native population pre-prepared Egypt to be a Roman vassal state: it was already functioning as an analogous model, they just replaced the top set, but kept the governance model as-is. Egypt was a breadbasket for Rome long before it was incorporated as were Tunisia and Sicily.

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How do you use alexandrine in a sentence?

> I wonder if the existence of a stable overclass of alexandrines distinct from the native population pre-prepared Egypt to be a Roman vassal state: it was already functioning as an analogous model, they just replaced the top set, but kept the governance model as-is. No, those are two different phenomena.

What does alexandrine mean?

(prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet

What part of speech is alexandrine?

alexandrine is commonly used as noun.