Alcaic

Al·ca·ic  (l-kk)

adj.

Of, relating to, or being a verse form used in Greek and Latin poetry, consisting of strophes having four tetrametric lines.

n.

Verse composed in strophes of four tetrametric lines.

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[Late Latin Alcaicus, of Alcaeus, from Greek Alkaïkos, from Alkaios, Alcaeus.]

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Alcaic [ælˈkeɪɪk]

adj

(Literature / Poetry) of or relating to a metre used by the 7th-century bc Greek lyric poet Alcaeus, consisting of a strophe of four lines each with four feet

n

(Literature / Poetry) (usually plural) verse written in the Alcaic form

[from Late Latin Alcaicus of Alcaeus]

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Alcaic - verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus Alcaic verse poem, verse form - a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines