Asclepiadean
[ uh-sklee-pee-uh-dee-uh n ]
/ əˌskli pi əˈdi ən /
adjective
noting or pertaining to a verse consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambi, and an iamb.
noun
an Asclepiadean verse.
Origin of Asclepiadean
1700–10; < Greek
Asklēpiádei(os) pertaining to
Asclepiades, 3rd-century Greek poet to whom the verse was attributed +
-an
British Dictionary definitions for asclepiadean
Asclepiadean
/ (æˌskliːpɪəˈdiːən) prosody /
adjective
of or relating to a type of classical verse line consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambs, and an iamb
noun
Also called: Asclepiad
an Asclepiadean verse
Word Origin for Asclepiadean
C17: via Latin from Greek
Asklēpiadēs (about 270
bc), who invented the verse form