- pythiambic
- pyth·iam·bic
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pythiambic
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pythiambic — ˌpithēˈambik, ˌthīˈa noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: New Latin pythiambicus, from Latin pythius pythian + iambicus iambic more at iambic : an epodic distich in Greek and Latin prosody composed of a Pythian verse and an iambic… … Useful english dictionary
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
