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Asclepiadean
[ uh-sklee-pee-uh-dee-uhn ]
adjective
- noting or pertaining to a verse consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambi, and an iamb.
noun
- an Asclepiadean verse.
Asclepiadean
/ æˌskliːpɪəˈdiːən /
adjective
- of or relating to a type of classical verse line consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambs, and an iamb
noun
- Also calledAsclepiad an Asclepiadean verse
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Asclepiadean1
1700–10; < Greek Asklēpiádei ( os ) pertaining to Asclepiades, 3rd-century Greek poet to whom the verse was attributed + -an
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Asclepiadean1
C17: via Latin from Greek Asklēpiadēs (about 270 bc ), who invented the verse form
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