SCAZON

Meaning of SCAZON in English

n. Prosody a Greek or Latin metre of limping character, esp. a trimeter of two iambuses and a spondee or trochee.

Etymology: L f. Gk skazon f. skazo limp

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

SCAZON — ˈskāz ə n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin scazont-, scazon, from Greek skazont-, skazōn, literally, one that limps, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCAZON — (n.) A choliamb.
Английский словарь Webster
SCAZON — ( n. ) A choliamb.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SCAZON — n. choliamb
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SCAZON — noun a choliamb.
Webster English vocab
SCAZON — [ 'skeɪz(ə)n , 'ska- ] ■ noun Prosody a modification of the iambic trimeter, in which a spondee or trochee …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SCAZON — n. Prosody a Greek or Latin metre of limping character, esp. a trimeter of two iambuses and a spondee or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SCAZON — n. Prosody a Greek or Latin metre of limping character, esp. a trimeter of two iambuses and a spondee or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SCAZONTIC — skāˈzäntik adjective Etymology: Latin scazont-, scazon + English -ic : composed in scazons
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHOLIAMB — ˈkōlēˌam(b) noun or cho·li·am·bus ˌkōlēˈambəs ( plural choliambs -ˌamz ; or choliam·bi -ˈamˌbī, -(ˌ)bē) Etymology: Late Latin choliambus, from Greek …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHOLIAMB — [ 'kəʊlɪam(b) ] ■ noun Prosody another term for scazon . Derivatives ~ic ˌkəʊlɪ'ambɪk adjective Origin C19: via late L. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BABRIUS — flourished 2nd century AD in full (?) Valerius Babrius author of the oldest surviving collection of fables in Greek. Nothing …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHOLIAMB — n. Prosody = SCAZON. øøcholiambic adj. [LL choliambus f. Gk kholiambos f. kholos lame: see IAMBUS]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHOLIAMB — n. Prosody = SCAZON. choliambic adj. [ LL choliambus f. Gk kholiambos f. kholos lame: see IAMBUS ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHOLIAMB — n. Prosody SCAZON. Derivatives: choliambic adj. Etymology: LL choliambus f. Gk kholiambos f. kholos lame: see IAMBUS
Oxford English vocab

Oxford English vocab

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