Alcaic

//ælˈkeɪ.ɪk// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An Alcaic verse. in-plural
  2. 2
    verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to Alcaeus, a Greek lyric poet of around 600 BC; especially, of a verse meter in a four-line stanza which he supposedly invented.

Synonyms

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alcaic versebucolicdidacticdramaticelegiacheroic

Etymology

From Latin Alcaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκαϊκός (Alkaïkós), from Ἀλκαῖος (Alkaîos, “Alcaeus”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”). By surface analysis, Alcaeus + -ic.

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