HyperDic: alcaic

English > 1 sense of the word Alcaic:
NOUNcommunicationAlcaic, Alcaic verseverse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines
English > Alcaic: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaningverse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus.
SynonymAlcaic verse
Broaderpoem, verse formA composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
Spanishalcaico, verso alcaico

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