Pindaric

[ pin-dar-ik ]

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or in the style of Pindar.

  2. of elaborate form and metrical structure, as an ode or verse.

Origin of Pindaric

1
1630–40; <Latin Pindaricus<Greek Pindarikós.See Pindar, -ic

Other words from Pindaric

  • Pin·dar·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Pindaric

/ (pɪnˈdærɪk) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or resembling the style of Pindar

  2. prosody having a complex metrical structure, either regular or irregular

noun

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