ANACREONTIC


Meaning of ANACREONTIC in English

— Anacreontically , adv.

/euh nak'ree on"tik/ , adj.

1. ( sometimes l.c. ) of or in the manner of Anacreon.

2. ( sometimes l.c. ) convivial and amatory.

n.

3. ( l.c. ) an Anacreontic poem.

[ 1650-60; Anacreonticus, equiv. to Anacreont- ( Anakreont-, s. of Anakréon ) ANACREON + -icus -IC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .