ASCLEPIADEAN


Meaning of ASCLEPIADEAN in English

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

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