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Alcaic

noun
1.
Verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus.  Synonym: Alcaic verse.



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... pp. 292. 375.).—In answer to these inquiries, the copyright of this united hexameter and pentameter belongs to Mr. De la Pryme, of Trin. Coll., Cambridge, who is also the author of another line which is both an alcaic and sapphic: ...
— Notes and Queries, Number 218, December 31, 1853 • Various


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