IAMBELEGUS


Meaning of IAMBELEGUS in English

ˌīˌamˈbeləgəs noun

( -es )

Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek iambelegos, from iambos + elegos song of mourning or lamentation, probably of non-Indo-European origin

: a verse used in classical prosody consisting of an iambic dimeter and half an elegiac pentameter

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