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lekythion

lekythion noun: in classical Greek and Latin poetry, a metric pattern defined by a sequence of seven alternating long and short syllables at the end of a verse.

Noun

lekythion (plural lekythia)

  1. In classical Greek and Latin poetry, a metric pattern defined by a sequence of seven alternating long and short syllables at the end of a verse.

Forms of lekythion

plurallekythia
alternative formlecythion

Origin of lekythion

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ληκύθιον (lēkúthion, “small oil-flask”), in reference to a passage in Aristophanes' comedy The Frogs.

Questions about lekythion

What does lekythion mean?
Lekythion means in classical Greek and Latin poetry, a metric pattern defined by a sequence of seven alternating long and short syllables at the end of a verse.
What part of speech is lekythion?
Lekythion is a noun.
What is the plural of lekythion?
The plural of lekythion is lekythia.

Words near lekythion in the dictionary

  1. lekvars
  2. Lekwiltok
  3. Lekwungen
  4. lekythi
  5. lekythia
  6. lekythion
  7. lekythoi
  8. lekythos
  9. lekythoses
  10. lekythus
  11. lekë

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