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Glyconian

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɡlaɪˈkəʊ.ni.ən/
  • General-American: /ɡlaɪˈkoʊ.ni.ən/
  • rhymes with -əʊniən

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noun

Meaning 1

A kind of verse in Ancient Greek and Latin poetry, consisting of a spondee, a choriambus, and a pyrrhic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing

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History

Etymology

From Glycon + -ian. Named after Glycon, an Ancient Greek poet, said to have written in this form.