[ 'skeɪz(ə)n , 'ska- ]
■ noun Prosody a modification of the iambic trimeter, in which a spondee or trochee takes the place of the final iambus.
Origin
C17: via L. from Gk skazōn , neut. pres. participle (used as a noun) of skazein 'to limp'.
[ 'skeɪz(ə)n , 'ska- ]
■ noun Prosody a modification of the iambic trimeter, in which a spondee or trochee takes the place of the final iambus.
Origin
C17: via L. from Gk skazōn , neut. pres. participle (used as a noun) of skazein 'to limp'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004