Glyconic definitions

Glyconic

1) Type of verse
Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/glyconic

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Glyconic

Glyconic, (from Glycon, a Greek lyric poet), describes a form of meter in classical Greek and Latin poetry. The glyconic line is the most basic form of Aeolic verse, and it is often combined with others. The basic shape is as follows (where x indicates an anceps, - a longum, and u a brevis): As in all classical verse forms, the phenomenon of brevi...
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glyconic

a Greek and Roman metre that consists of a spondee, a choriamb, and an iamb / ' ' / ' ~ ~ ' / ~ ' / .
Found on http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display_rpo/terminology.cfm#acatalectic

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Glyconic

• (n.) A glyconic verse. • (a.) Consisting of a spondee, a choriamb, and a pyrrhic; -- applied to a kind of verse in Greek and Latin poetry.
Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/glyconic/

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Glyconic

A greek and roman metre that consists of a spondee, a choriamb, and an iamb / ' ' / ' ~ ~ ' / ~ ' /
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22429

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Glyconic

Gly·con'ic adjective [ Greek ... a kind of verse, so called from its inventor, Glycon .] (Pros.) Consisting of a spondee, a choriamb, and a pyrrhic; -- applied to a kind of verse in Greek and Latin poetry. -- noun (Pros.) A glyconic verse.
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/38

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