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Alcaic.

Pertaining to Alcaeus, a Greek lyric poet of around 600 BC; especially, of a verse meter in a four-line stanza which he supposedly invented.

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Meaning & usage

adj/ælˈkeɪ.ɪk/
  1. Pertaining to Alcaeus, a Greek lyric poet of around 600 BC; especially, of a verse meter in a four-line stanza which he supposedly invented.

Where this word comes from

From Latin Alcaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκαϊκός (Alkaïkós), from Ἀλκαῖος (Alkaîos, “Alcaeus”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”). By surface analysis, Alcaeus + -ic.

noun/ælˈkeɪ.ɪk/
  1. An Alcaic verse.

    in-plural
Where this word comes from

From Latin Alcaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκαϊκός (Alkaïkós), from Ἀλκαῖος (Alkaîos, “Alcaeus”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”). By surface analysis, Alcaeus + -ic.

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