I. ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ə|dēən adjective
or as·cle·pi·ad·ic -|adik
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Late Latin asclepiadeus, asclepiadius asclepiadean (from Greek asklēpiadeios ) + English -an or -ic
1. : relating to the Greek poet Asclepiades of Samos
2. : relating to, containing, or consisting of asclepiads
II. noun
or asclepiadic “
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : asclepiad
2. : a distich or strophe constructed with asclepiads