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ALCAIC VERSE

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

• ALCAIC VERSE (noun)

Sense 1

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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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