molossicadj.

Brit.

/məˈlɒsɪk/, U.S.

/məˈlɑsɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: molossus n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < molossus n. + -ic suffix, probably after post-classical Latin Molossicus (4th cent.; in classical Latin designating the breed of dog) or Hellenistic Greek Μολοσσικός (in ancient Greek designating the breed of dog). Compare French molossique (1840 in this sense; attested in Middle French denoting a kind of ancient dance (1564 in Rabelais)).

Prosody. rare.

Using or composed of molossi; having a rhythm resembling that of a molossus. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [adjective] > other metres

pherecratic1678

logaœdic1844

Priapean1844

molossic1848

quindecasyllabic1880

monoschemic1890

1848 H. Bushnell Oration delivered Soc. Phi Beta Kappa, Cambr. (ed. 2) 30 [The orator's] action..falls into the rhythm of play, where you distinguish..the swift trochaic run of eagerness or fear, the heavy molossic tread of grief or sorrow.

1890 Cent. Dict. Molossic, being or pertaining to a molossus.

1982 High Fidelity July 51/1 No. 2 ‘in Molossic rhythm’ (6/4 meter, to the uninitiated) is full of heavy sonorities and piquant dissonances.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	molossic
释义	molossicadj. Brit. /məˈlɒsɪk/, U.S. /məˈlɑsɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: molossus n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < molossus n. + -ic suffix, probably after post-classical Latin Molossicus (4th cent.; in classical Latin designating the breed of dog) or Hellenistic Greek Μολοσσικός (in ancient Greek designating the breed of dog). Compare French molossique (1840 in this sense; attested in Middle French denoting a kind of ancient dance (1564 in Rabelais)). Prosody. rare. Using or composed of molossi; having a rhythm resembling that of a molossus. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [adjective] > other metres pherecratic1678 logaœdic1844 Priapean1844 molossic1848 quindecasyllabic1880 monoschemic1890 1848 H. Bushnell Oration delivered Soc. Phi Beta Kappa, Cambr. (ed. 2) 30 [The orator's] action..falls into the rhythm of play, where you distinguish..the swift trochaic run of eagerness or fear, the heavy molossic tread of grief or sorrow. 1890 Cent. Dict. Molossic, being or pertaining to a molossus. 1982 High Fidelity July 51/1 No. 2 ‘in Molossic rhythm’ (6/4 meter, to the uninitiated) is full of heavy sonorities and piquant dissonances. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1848
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