HIPPONACTEAN


Meaning of HIPPONACTEAN in English

I. |hipəˌnak|tēən, -|naktē- adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Latin Hipponacte us of Hipponax (from Hipponact-, Hipponax, 6th century B.C. Greek poet reputed to have invented the choliamb, from Greek Hippōnakt-, Hippōnax ) + English -an

: of or relating to Hipponax or to the verse forms ascribed to him ; specifically : choliambic

II. noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

: a Hipponactean verse ; specifically : a hypercatalectic form of glyconic

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