MIURUS


Meaning of MIURUS in English

mīˈyu̇rəs noun

( -es )

Etymology: Late Latin, adjective, being a miurus, from Greek meiouros, literally, tapering, probably alteration of myouros, from my- + -ouros -urous

: a dactylic hexameter having its last foot an iamb or pyrrhic instead of a spondee or trochee — compare dolichurus

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