English dictionary
Alcaic
/&/l'k/eI//I/k/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Pertaining to Alcæus, a lyric poet of Mitylene, about 6000 <u>b. c.</u>
Source: webster1913
noun
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verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus
Synonyms alcaic verseSource: WordNet 3.0