Asclepiadean

American

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

adjective

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

noun

an Asclepiadean verse.

Asclepiadean British

/ æˌskliːpɪəˈdiːən /

adjective

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

Also called: Asclepiad. an Asclepiadean verse

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Etymology

Origin of Asclepiadean

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

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Asclepiadean

He possibly gave his name to the Asclepiadean metre.

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

This is the measure now called "Lesser Asclepiadean."

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

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