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Asclepiadean
[uh-sklee-pee-uh-dee-uhn]
adjective
noting or pertaining to a verse consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambi, and an iamb.
noun
an Asclepiadean verse.
Asclepiadean
/ æˌːɪəˈ徱ːə /
adjective
of or relating to a type of classical verse line consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambs, and an iamb
noun
Also called: Asclepiad.an Asclepiadean verse
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Asclepiadean1
1700–10; < Greek ŧ辱á ( os ) pertaining to Asclepiades, 3rd-century Greek poet to whom the verse was attributed + -an
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Asclepiadean1
C17: via Latin from Greek ŧ辱ŧ (about 270 bc ), who invented the verse form
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Example Sentences
Examples have not been reviewed.
He possibly gave his name to the Asclepiadean metre.
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This is the measure now called "Lesser Asclepiadean."
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Kawczynski would trace it to the classical Asclepiadean verse, as in "Mæcenas atavis edite regibus," which at least has the requisite number of syllables.
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