ALCAIC


Meaning of ALCAIC in English

adj. & n.

adj. of the verse metre invented by Alcaeus, lyric poet of Mytilene c.600 BC, occurring in four-line stanzas.

n. (in pl.) alcaic verses.

[ LL alcaicus f. Gk alkaikos f. Alkaios Alcaeus ]

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