galliambic Prosody [ ˌgalɪ'ambɪk ]
■ adjective relating to or written in a metre consisting of two catalectic iambic dimeters.
■ noun galliambic verse.
Origin
C19: from L. galliambus , a song of the Galli (name given to priests of Cybele) + -ic .
galliambic Prosody [ ˌgalɪ'ambɪk ]
■ adjective relating to or written in a metre consisting of two catalectic iambic dimeters.
■ noun galliambic verse.
Origin
C19: from L. galliambus , a song of the Galli (name given to priests of Cybele) + -ic .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004