Definitions for alcaic
ælˈkeɪ ɪkal·ca·ic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Alcaic, Alcaic versenoun

   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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1. alcaicnoun

   alcaic verses

2. alcaicadjective

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

3. Etymology: From Latin alcaicus, from Greek αλκαικος, from Αλκαιος ‘Alcaeus’.

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1. alcaic

   The Alcaic stanza is a Greek lyrical meter, an Aeolic verse form traditionally believed to have been invented by Alcaeus, a lyric poet from Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, about 600 BC. The Alcaic stanza and the Sapphic stanza named for Alcaeus' contemporary, Sappho, are two important forms of Classical poetry. The Alcaic stanza consists of two Alcaic hendecasyllables, followed by an Alcaic enneasyllable and an Alcaic decasyllable.

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1. alcaic

   Alcaic refers to a metrical pattern used in classical poetry, specifically, the form of strophe or verse introduced by the Greek poet Alcaeus that consists of a certain syllabic pattern with varied distribution of long and short syllables. Originally written in Greek or Latin, Alcaic verse has been used in English language poetry as well.

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1. Alcaicadjective

   pertaining to Alcaeus, a lyric poet of Mitylene, about 6000 b. c

2. Alcaicnoun

   a kind of verse, so called from Alcaeus. One variety consists of five feet, a spondee or iambic, an iambic, a long syllable, and two dactyls

3. Etymology: [L. Alcacus, Gr. .]

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1. Alcaic

   al-kā′ik, adj. of or pertaining to the Greek lyrical poet, Alcæus (c. 600 B.C.), or to the kind of verse invented by him. The most common form consists of an anacrusis, a trochee, a spondee, and two dactyls; a second, of a catalectic iambic pentameter, the third foot always being a spondee; a third, of two dactyls followed by two trochees. The most common arrangement was two lines of (1), followed by one of (2) and one of (3). Cf. Tennyson's 'O mighty-mouth'd inventor of harmonies.'

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Anagrams for alcaic »

1. calcia

2. cicala

How to pronounce alcaic?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of alcaic in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of alcaic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=alcaic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Alcaic
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcaic
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alcaic
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=alcaic