Asclepiadean

[ uh-sklee-pee-uh-dee-uhn ]

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to a verse consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambi, and an iamb.

noun

1. an Asclepiadean verse.

Asclepiadean

/ æˌskliːpɪəˈdiːən /

adjective

1. of or relating to a type of classical verse line consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambs, and an iamb

noun

1. Also calledAsclepiad an Asclepiadean verse

Word History and Origins

Origin of Asclepiadean¹

1700–10; < Greek Asklēpiádei ( os ) pertaining to Asclepiades, 3rd-century Greek poet to whom the verse was attributed + -an

Word History and Origins

Origin of Asclepiadean¹

C17: via Latin from Greek Asklēpiadēs (about 270 bc ), who invented the verse form

Example Sentences

He possibly gave his name to the Asclepiadean metre.

From Project Gutenberg

This is the measure now called "Lesser Asclepiadean."

From Project Gutenberg

Kawczynski would trace it to the classical Asclepiadean verse, as in "Mæcenas atavis edite regibus," which at least has the requisite number of syllables.

From Project Gutenberg