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Anacreontic

//əˌnækɹiˈɑntɪk// adj, noun

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Adjective

1
Pertaining to the style of the Greek poet Anacreon, who wrote of wine and love; (specifically) designating a metre based on an anaclastic ionic dimeter.
2
Alternative form of anacreontic. alt-of, alternative
3
Characterised by festivity and the celebration of love and/or drinking; bacchanalian, amorous.
"[T]he false Thecla […] had initiated me into the anacreontic diversions and fruitions of men and women."

Noun

1
A short lyrical piece about love and wine.
2
Alternative form of anacreontic. alt-of, alternative

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Late Latin Anacreonticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀνακρέων (Anakréōn), Anacreon a Greek poet.

Etymology 2

From Late Latin Anacreonticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀνακρέων (Anakréōn), Anacreon a Greek poet.

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