ALCAEUS

Meaning of ALCAEUS in English

/al see"euhs/ , n.

1. fl. c600 B.C., Greek poet of Mytilene.

2. Class. Myth. a son of Androgeus and a grandson of Minos.

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ALCAEUS — biographical name circa 620- circa 580 B.C. Greek poet
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ALCAEUS — or Alkaios born с 620 BC, Mytilene, Lesbos died с 580 BC Greek lyric poet. Only fragments and quotations survive …
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ALCAEUS — biographical name circa 620- circa 580 B.C. Greek poet
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ALCAEUS — born c. 620 BC, , Mytilene, Lesbos died c. 580 BC Greek lyric poet. His work was highly esteemed in …
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ALCAEUS — Alcaeus BrE AmE æl ˈsi ː ‿əs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ALCAEUS — or Alkaios born 0441; 620 BC, Mytilene, Lesbos died 0441; 580 BC Greek lyric poet. Only fragments and quotations survive …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ALCAEUS — [Greek heroic] The son of Perseus and Andromeda. He was the king of Tiryns, and father of Amphitryon.
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
ALCAEUS — Алкей
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ALCAEUS — Pronunciation: al- ' s ē - ə s Function: biographical name ca 620- ca 580 B.C. Greek poet
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ALCAIC — adjective Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Late Latin Alcaicus of Alcaeus, from Greek Alkaïkos, from Alkaios Alcaeus, fl ab 600 B.C. …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ALCAIC — I. (ˈ)al|kāik adjective Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Late Latin Alcaicus of Alcaeus, from Greek Alkaïkos, from Alkaios (Alcaeus) fl ab …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALCAIC — (n.) A kind of verse, so called from Alcaeus. One variety consists of five feet, a spondee or iambic, an …
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ALCAIC — (a.) Pertaining to Alcaeus, a lyric poet of Mitylene, about 6000 b. c.
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ALCAIC — ( n. ) A kind of verse, so called from Alcaeus. One variety consists of five feet, a spondee or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ALCAIC — ( a. ) Pertaining to Alcaeus, a lyric poet of Mitylene, about 6000 b. c.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ALCAIDS — /al kay"idz/ , n.pl. Class. Myth. the descendants of Alcaeus.
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ALCAIC — /al kay"ik/ , adj. 1. pertaining to Alcaeus or to certain meters or a form of strophe or stanza used …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALCAIC — adjective Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Late Latin Alcaicus of Alcaeus, from Greek Alkaïkos, from Alkaios Alcaeus, fl ab 600 B.C. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ALCAIC — adj pertaining to alcaeus, a lyric poet of mitylene, about 6000 ·b.c. 2. alcaic ·noun a kind of verse, so …
Webster English vocab
ALCAIC PROSODY — alcaic Prosody [ al'keɪɪk ] ■ adjective written in or denoting a verse metre occurring in four-line stanzas. ■ noun …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ALCAIC — [al.ca.ic] adj, often cap [LL Alcaicus of Alcaeus, fr. Gk Alkaikos, fr. Alkaios Alcaeus, fl ab 600 b.c. Greek poet] …
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LYRIC — a verse or poem that is, or supposedly is, susceptible of being sung to the accompaniment of a musical instrument …
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ALCAIC — classical Greek poetic stanza composed of four lines of varied metrical feet, with five long syllables in the first two …
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SAPPHO
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PITTACUS OF MYTILENE — born c. 650 BC died c. 570 statesman and sage who is known as one of the Seven Wise Men …
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LESBOS — Modern Greek Lsvos, also called Mitilni (after its capital), largest island after Crete and Euboea in the Aegean Sea, forming …
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IBYCUS — flourished 6th century BC, , Samos, Ionia lyric poet from the Greek colony of Rhegium in Italy, one of the …
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ARISTOPHANES OF BYZANTIUM — born c. 257 BC died 180 BC, Alexandria Greek literary critic and grammarian who, after early study under leading scholars …
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ARISTARCHUS OF SAMOTHRACE — born c. 217 BC died 145 BC, Cyprus Greek critic and grammarian, noted for his contribution to Homeric studies. Aristarchus …
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ALCAIC — adj. & n. --adj. of the verse metre invented by Alcaeus, lyric poet of Mytilene c.600 BC, occurring in four-line …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ALCAIC — adj. & n. adj. of the verse metre invented by Alcaeus, lyric poet of Mytilene c.600 BC, occurring in four-line …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ALCAIC — adj. & n. --adj. of the verse metre invented by Alcaeus, lyric poet of Mytilene c.600 BC, occurring in four-line …
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