Pindaric
[pin-dar-ik]
- of, relating to, or in the style of Pindar.
- of elaborate form and metrical structure, as an ode or verse.
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Origin of Pindaric
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It is precisely these rare and Pindaric mixtures which prove the poet's enthusiasm.
Notre-Dame de ParisVictor Hugo
The cities could no longer welcome an Olympian winner with Pindaric hymns.
Theocritus, Bion and MoschusTheocritus
It may be worth noting, however, that none of his recorded comments on Pindaric verse antedate the publication of this ode.
A Pindarick Ode on PaintingThomas Morrison
There is evidence that Flatman contemplated one more Pindaric, but perhaps it was not written, and certainly not printed.
Minor Poets of the Caroline Period, Vol IIIJohn Cleveland
The splendor of the most gorgeous butterfly does not endure with the faint hue of the hills that gives Athens its Pindaric name.
Literary and Social EssaysGeorge William Curtis
Pindaric
- of, relating to, or resembling the style of Pindar
- prosody having a complex metrical structure, either regular or irregular
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- See Pindaric ode
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Word Origin and History for pindaric
Pindaric
adj.
1630s, pertaining to or in the style of Pindar, from Latin Pindaricus, from Greek Pindaros, Greek lyric poet (c.522-443 B.C.E.).
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