GALLIAMBIC


Meaning of GALLIAMBIC in English

I. ˌgalēˈambik noun

( -s )

Etymology: Latin galliamb us, a song of the priests of Cybele, ancient nature goddess of Anatolia (from Gallus, eunuch priest of Cybele — from Greek Gallos — + Latin iambus ) + English -ic

: a galliambic verse or meter

II. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective

in classical prosody : consisting of two iambic dimeters catalectic of which the last lacks the final syllable : consisting of four Ionic a minore feet varied by resolution or contraction

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