Archilochian or archilochean is a term used in the metrical analysis of Ancient Greek and Latin poetry. The name is derived from Archilochus, whose poetry first uses the rhythms. ==In Greek verse== In the analysis of Archaic and Classical Greek poetry, archilochean usually describes the length ׯ˘˘¯˘˘¯×¯˘¯˘¯¯ (where ¯ indicates a l... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archilochian
Ar`chi·lo'chi·an adjective [ Latin Archilochius .] Of or pertaining to the satiric Greek poet Archilochus; as, Archilochian meter. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/116
of or pertaining to a form of poetic meter devised by the Greek Archilochus in which various types of meter are combined in the same line or couplet, as a dactylic tetrameter plus a trochaic tripody. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/archilochian