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galliambic
/ ˌɡælɪˈæmbɪk /
adjective
- of or relating to a metre consisting of four lesser Ionics, used by Callimachus and Catullus and imitated by Tennyson in Boadicea
noun
- a verse in this metre
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Word History and Origins
Origin of galliambic1
C19: from Latin galliambus song of the Galli (priests of Cybele)
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