greater Archilochian
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archilochian — I. |ärkə̇|lōkēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Archilochus, 7th century B.C. Greek poet (from Latin, from Greek Archilochos) + English ian 1. a … Useful english dictionary
archilochian strophe — noun 1. : a dactylic hexameter followed by a lesser Archilochian 2. : a dactylic hexameter followed by an iambelegus 3. : an iambic trimeter followed by an elegiambus 4. : a greater Archilochian followed by an iambic trimeter catalectic … Useful english dictionary
perissosyllabic — /pə ris ō si labˈik/ adjective Having an additional syllable ORIGIN: Gr perissosyllabos, from perissos excessive, and syllabē syllable * * * perissosyllabic, a. (pəˌrɪsəʊsɪˈlæbɪk) [f. Gr. περισσοσύλλαβ ος having a syllable over (f. περισσός) + ic … Useful english dictionary
Cato the Younger — A statue of Cato the Younger. The Louvre Museum. He is about to kill himself while reading the Phaedo, a dialogue of Plato which details the death of Socrates. The statue was begun by Jean Baptiste Roman (Paris, 1792 1835) using white Carrara… … Wikipedia
