ANACREONTIC


Meaning of ANACREONTIC in English

n. & adj.

n. a poem written after the manner of Anacreon, a Greek lyric poet (d. 478 BC).

adj. 1 after the manner of Anacreon. 2 convivial and amatory in tone.

[ LL anacreonticus f. Gk Anakreon ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.