Asclepiadean

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Asclepiadean [æˌskliːpɪəˈdiːən] Prosody

adj

(Literature / Poetry) of or relating to a type of classical verse line consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambs, and an iamb

(Literature / Poetry) Also called Asclepiad an Asclepiadean verse

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

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