Alcmanic verse

[ alk-man-ik ]

nounProsody.
  1. a form of verse used in Greek drama and Latin dramatic poetry, composed in dactylic tetrameter.

Origin of Alcmanic verse

1
<Greek Alkmanikós equivalent to Alkmán Alcman, a Greek lyric poet (late 7th cent. b.c.) + -ikos-ic

Words Nearby Alcmanic verse

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