paroemiac
paroemiac noun: a catalectic anapestic dimeter.
Noun
paroemiac (countable and uncountable, plural paroemiacs)
- A catalectic anapestic dimeter.
- Two successive paroemiacs were admissible only in anapaests of this 'free' or lyric character (n. on 86—120). These paroemiacs are purely spondaic; as 'free' anapaests also admitted the converse license, of resolving the long syllables, except the last, of the paroemiac.1894, Sophocles: The Plays and Fragments - Volume 6, page 20
- The metrical differences between march and melic anapaests are differences in respect of feet, caesura, continuity, use of the paroemiac, and catalexis.1896, Harvard Studies in Classical Philology - Volume 7, page 142
Forms of paroemiac
| plural | paroemiacs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | paremiac |
| alternative form | parœmiac |
Origin of paroemiac
From Ancient Greek παροιμιακόν (paroimiakón, noun) and παροιμιακός (paroimiakós, adjective), from παροιμία (paroimía, “proverb”).
Questions about paroemiac
- What does paroemiac mean?
- Paroemiac means a catalectic anapestic dimeter.
- What part of speech is paroemiac?
- Paroemiac is a noun.
- What is the plural of paroemiac?
- The plural of paroemiac is paroemiacs.
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