ALCAIC


Meaning of ALCAIC in English

/al kay"ik/ , adj.

1. pertaining to Alcaeus or to certain meters or a form of strophe or stanza used by, or named after, him.

n.

2. Alcaics , Alcaic verses or strophes.

[ 1620-30; Alcaicus Alkaïkós, equiv. to Alka ( îos ) ALCAEUS + -ikos -IC ]

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