sotadean

sotadean
\\|sōd.ə|dēən\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin sotadeus sotadean (from Greek sōtadeios, from Sōtadēs Sotades, 3d century B.C. Greek satirist) + English -an
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Greek poet Sotades or his notoriously scurrilous and licentious verse

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  • Sotadean — So ta*de an, a. Sotadic. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sotadean — so·ta·de·an …   English syllables

  • sotadean verse — noun : a catalectic tetrameter of major ionics having the normal form ˘˘] ˘˘] ˘˘] ˘̵ …   Useful english dictionary

  • sotadic — I. sōˈtadik adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin sotadicus, from Sotades + Latin icus ic : sotadean II. noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized …   Useful english dictionary

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