Galliambic — Gal li*am bic, a. [L. galliambus a song used by the priests of Cybele; Gallus (a name applied to these priests) + iambus] (Pros.) Consisting of two iambic dimeters catalectic, the last of which lacks the final syllable; said of a kind of verse.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Galliambic — metre is constructed as shown below:˘ ˘ – ˘ – ˘ – –// ˘ ˘ – ˘ ˘ ˘ ˘ ×This metre, meant for the frenzied cult of the eastern goddess Cybele, is best known from its use in Catullus 63. The meter admits of many substitutions of two short syllables… … Wikipedia
galliambic Prosody — [ˌgalɪ ambɪk] adjective relating to or written in a metre consisting of two catalectic iambic dimeters. noun galliambic verse. Origin C19: from L. galliambus, a song of the Galli (name given to priests of Cybele) + ic … English new terms dictionary
galliambic — gal·li·am·bic … English syllables
galliambics — galliamˈbics plural noun Galliambic verses • • • Main Entry: ↑galliambic … 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
