- pythiambic
- \\ˌpithēˈambik, -ˌthīˈa-\ noun
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Usage: usually capitalized: an epodic distich in Greek and Latin prosody composed of a Pythian verse and an iambic dimeter or trimeter
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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
