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Alcaic
Al·ca·ic A0182200 (ăl-kā′ĭk)adj. Of, relating to, or being a verse form used in Greek and Latin poetry, consisting of strophes of four lines following one of several metrical patterns.n. Verse composed in such a form. [Late Latin Alcaicus, of Alcaeus, from Greek Alkaïkos, from Alkaios, Alcaeus.]Alcaic (ælˈkeɪɪk) adj (Poetry) of or relating to a metre used by the 7th-century bc Greek lyric poet Alcaeus, consisting of a strophe of four lines each with four feetn (Poetry) (usually plural) verse written in the Alcaic form[C17: from Late Latin Alcaicus of Alcaeus]Al•ca•ic (ælˈkeɪ ɪk) adj. 1. pertaining to Alcaeus or Alcaics. n. 2. Alcaics, (used with a pl. v.) verses of four, four-lined, dactylic strophes or stanzas, with four feet per line, used by or named after Alcaeus. [1620–30; < Late Latin < Greek] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Alcaic - verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by AlcaeusAlcaic versepoem, verse form - a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines |
Alcaic Related to Alcaic: Alcaic verseSynonyms for Alcaicnoun verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric linesSynonymsRelated Words |