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单词 elegiambic
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Definition of elegiambic in English:

elegiambic

adjective ˌɛlɪdʒʌɪˈambɪk
Classical Prosody
  • Of verse: written in a metre consisting of half an elegiac pentameter, followed by an iambic dimeter; designating this metre.

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in Nathan Bailey (d. 1742), lexicographer and schoolmaster. From post-classical Latin elegiambus, noun + -ic; compare iambic.

 
 

Definition of elegiambic in US English:

elegiambic

adjectiveˌɛlɪdʒʌɪˈambɪk
Classical Prosody
  • Of verse: written in a metre consisting of half an elegiac pentameter, followed by an iambic dimeter; designating this metre.

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in Nathan Bailey (d. 1742), lexicographer and schoolmaster. From post-classical Latin elegiambus, noun + -ic; compare iambic.

 
 
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