Asclepiadean

American  

[uh-sklee-pee-uh-dee-uhn] / əˌskli pi əˈdi ən /

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to a verse consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambi, and an iamb.

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noun

1. an Asclepiadean verse.

Asclepiadean British  

/ æˌskliːpɪəˈdiːən /

adjective

1. of or relating to a type of classical verse line consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambs, and an iamb

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noun

1. Also called: Asclepiad.  an Asclepiadean verse

Etymology

Origin of Asclepiadean

1700–10; < Greek Asklēpiádei ( os ) pertaining to Asclepiades, 3rd-century Greek poet to whom the verse was attributed + -an

Example Sentences

This is the measure now called "Lesser Asclepiadean."

From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald

He possibly gave his name to the Asclepiadean metre.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

Kawczynski would trace it to the classical Asclepiadean verse, as in "Mæcenas atavis edite regibus," which at least has the requisite number of syllables.

From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald