Standard Lemma guide
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adj
of or pertaining to some form of irregular anapestic meter
anapestic dimeter catalectic, paroemiac
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ancient-Greek, Latin, not-comparable, obsolete
Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
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adj
of or pertaining to some form of irregular anapestic meter
anapestic trimeter hypercatalectic
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ancient-Greek, Latin, not-comparable, obsolete
Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
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adj
of or pertaining to some form of irregular anapestic meter
anapestic tetrameter catalectic
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ancient-Greek, Latin, not-comparable, obsolete
Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
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adj
Alternative form of partheniac.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ancient-Greek, Latin, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, obsolete
Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
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noun
a line of partheniac meter
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ancient-Greek, Latin, obsolete
Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
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noun
Alternative form of partheniac.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ancient-Greek, Latin, alt-of, alternative, obsolete
Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
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History
Borrowed from Ancient Greek παρθένος (parthénos, “maiden; virgin”) + -ac.
From Ancient Greek παρθένος (parthénos, “maiden; virgin”) + -ac.
