Asclepiadean

[ uh-sklee-pee-uh-dee-uhn ]

adjective

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

noun

1. an Asclepiadean verse.

Asclepiadean

/ æˌskliːpɪəˈdiːən /

adjective

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

noun

1. Also calledAsclepiad an Asclepiadean verse

Word History and Origins

Origin of Asclepiadean¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Asclepiadean¹

C17: via Latin from Greek Asklēpiadēs (about 270 bc ), who invented the verse form