"Glyconian" meaning in English

See Glyconian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Glyconians [plural]
Etymology: Named after Glycon, an Ancient Greek poet, said to have written in this form. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Glyconian (plural Glyconians)
  1. (poetry) A kind of verse in Ancient Greek and Latin poetry, consisting of a spondee, a choriambus, and a pyrrhic. Categories (topical): Poetry Synonyms: Glyconic
    Sense id: en-Glyconian-en-noun-z~aMMTSL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing

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