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ADONIC

• ADONIC (noun)
The noun ADONIC 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 used as a noun is very rare.

• ADONIC (adjective)
The adjective ADONIC has 2 senses:

1. or or relating to or like Adonis
2. having a rhythm consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or a trochee

Familiarity information: ADONIC used as an adjective is rare.

• ADONIC (noun)

Sense 1

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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" is a kind of...):

verse; verse line (a line of metrical text)

• ADONIC (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Or or relating to or like Adonis

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Adonis ((Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Having a rhythm consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or a trochee

Context example:

the verse of the laments is Adonic

Similar:

rhythmic; rhythmical (recurring with measured regularity)

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