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Alcmanic verse

[ alk-man-ik ]

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Alcmanic verse1

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

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