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Priapean
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What's The Definition Of Priapean?Synonyms | Synonyms for Priapean: Related Terms | Find terms related to Priapean: See Also | Priapean In Webster's Dictionary \Pri`a*pe"an\, n. [Cf. L. Priapeius pertaining to
Priapus.] (Lat. Pros.)
A species of hexameter verse so constructed as to be
divisible into two portions of three feet each, having
generally a trochee in the first and the fourth foot, and an
amphimacer in the third; -- applied also to a regular
hexameter verse when so constructed as to be divisible into
two portions of three feet each. --Andrews.
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