ADONIC LINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Adonic line mean? 

• ADONIC LINE (noun)
  The noun ADONIC LINE has 1 sense:

1. a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonis

  Familiarity information: ADONIC LINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADONIC LINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Adonic; Adonic line

Hypernyms ("Adonic line" is a kind of...):

verse; verse line (a line of metrical text)