asclepiad

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14
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17
Letters
9

Definition of asclepiad

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A choriambic verse consisting of four metrical feet: a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus.
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noun

  1. A choriambic verse consisting of four metrical feet: a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus.
  2. A member of one of the families that claimed descent from Asclepius, known as physicians or healers.
  3. Any member of the Asclepiadaceae.
  4. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of Asclepiad.

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Etymology

From Latin asclēpiadēus. The verse form was first used by the Ancient Greek poet Asclepius.

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