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miurus

miurus noun: a dactylic hexameter with short penultimate syllable.

Noun

miurus

  1. A dactylic hexameter with short penultimate syllable.

Origin of miurus

From Ancient Greek μείουρος (meíouros), from μείων (meíōn, “curtailed, lesser”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).

Questions about miurus

What does miurus mean?
Miurus means a dactylic hexameter with short penultimate syllable.
What part of speech is miurus?
Miurus is a noun.

Words near miurus in the dictionary

  1. mitzvot
  2. mitzvoth
  3. Miu
  4. Miura
  5. Miuras
  6. miurus
  7. Miusynsk
  8. mivacurium
  9. MIVAT
  10. mivazerol
  11. mivvies

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