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Alcaic

Alcaic Meaning & Definition
Alcaic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Alcaic?

[n] verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus

Synonyms | Synonyms for Alcaic: Alcaic verse

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See Also | poem | verse form

Alcaic In Webster's Dictionary

\Al*ca"ic\, a. [L. Alca["i]cus, Gr. ?.] Pertaining to Alc[ae]us, a lyric poet of Mitylene, about 6000 b. c. -- n. A kind of verse, so called from Alc[ae]us. One variety consists of five feet, a spondee or iambic, an iambic, a long syllable, and two dactyls.

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