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ALCAIC VERSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Alcaic verse mean?
• ALCAIC VERSE (noun)
The noun ALCAIC VERSE has 1 sense:
1. verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus
Familiarity information: ALCAIC VERSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Alcaic; Alcaic verse
Hypernyms ("Alcaic verse" is a kind of...):
poem; verse form (a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines)
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