I. ˌgalēˈambik noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin galliamb us, a song of the priests of Cybele, ancient nature goddess of Anatolia (from Gallus, eunuch priest of Cybele — from Greek Gallos — + Latin iambus ) + English -ic
: a galliambic verse or meter
II. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
in classical prosody : consisting of two iambic dimeters catalectic of which the last lacks the final syllable : consisting of four Ionic a minore feet varied by resolution or contraction