alcaic

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Definitions of alcaic word

adjective alcaic 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 feet 3
noun alcaic verse written in the Alcaic form 3
adjective alcaic of Alcaeus or in the form of his verse 3
noun alcaic verse by Alcaeus or in his metrical patterns, consisting of four-stanza odes, with four lines to a stanza 3
adjective alcaic pertaining to Alcaeus or to certain meters or a form of strophe or stanza used by, or named after, him. 1
noun alcaic Alcaics, Alcaic verses or strophes. 1

before 1620

One of the 42% oldest English words

1620-30; < Late Latin Alcaicus < Greek Alkaïkós, equivalent to Alka(îos) Alcaeus + -ikos -ic

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