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galliambic

/ ˌɡælɪˈæmbɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a metre consisting of four lesser Ionics, used by Callimachus and Catullus and imitated by Tennyson in Boadicea


noun

  1. 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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