- asclepiadean
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Asclepiadean — /euh sklee pee euh dee euhn/, Class. Pros. adj. 1. noting or pertaining to a verse consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambi, and an iamb. n. 2. an Asclepiadean verse. [1700 10; < Gk Asklepiádei(os) pertaining to Asclepiades, 3rd century… … Universalium
Asclepiadean — /əsˌklipiəˈdiən/ (say uhs.kleepeeuh deeuhn) Classical Prosody –adjective 1. denoting or relating to a kind of verse consisting of a spondee, two (or three) choriambi, and an iamb. –noun 2. an Asclepiadean verse. {so called after the Greek poet… …
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Hellenistic biological sciences — R.J.Kankinson The five centuries that separate Aristotle’s death in 322 BC from Galen’s ascendancy in Rome in the latter part of the second century AD were fertile ones for the biological sciences, in particular medicine. Nor is the period solely … History of philosophy
asclepiadic — I. adjective see asclepiadean I II. noun see asclepiadean II * * * Asclepiadēˈan or Asclepiadˈic noun and adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑asclepiad … Useful english dictionary
Strophe — (Greek , turn, bend, twist , see also phrase) is a concept in versification which properly means a turn, as from one foot to another, or from one side of a chorus to the other. A strophe is also the part of the ode that the chorus chants as it… … Wikipedia
List of classical meters — The following meters were used in Greek poetry and borrowed into Latin poetry in the classical period:Major Forms*Dactylic hexameter *Elegiac couplet, consisting of a line of dactylic hexameter and one of dactylic pentameter *Iambic… … Wikipedia
asclepiad — n. metrical verse invented by Asclepiades, comprising a spondee, two or three choriambi and an iambus. ♦ asclepiadean, n. & a … Dictionary of difficult words
As|cle|pi|a|de|an — «as KLEE pee uh DEE uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. (of a verse in Greek and Latin poetry) consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambs, and an iamb. –n. an Asclepiadean verse. ╂[< Late Latin asclēpiadēus < Greek asklēpiádeios <… … Useful english dictionary
