alcaic verse

1. 1.

   verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus

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Questions about alcaic verse

What does alcaic verse mean?

alcaic verse means "verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus".

What is another word for alcaic verse?

Close synonyms include Alcaic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is alcaic verse a common word?

alcaic verse is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.