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Adonic
[uh-don-ik]
adjective
Prosody.noting a verse consisting of a dactyl () followed by a spondee () or trochee ().
of or like Adonis.
noun
Prosody.an Adonic verse or line.
Adonic
/ əˈəʊɪ /
adjective
(in classical prosody) of or relating to a verse line consisting of a dactyl (¯˘˘) followed by a spondee (––) or by a trochee (¯˘), thought to have been first used in laments for Adonis
of or relating to Adonis
noun
an Adonic line or verse
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Of these the four-syllable type seems to me the one to be preferred, as giving the effect of the Adonic better than if it had been two syllables longer.
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