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adonic


adjective

  1. Prosody. noting a verse consisting of a dactyl () followed by a spondee () or trochee ().
  2. of or like Adonis.

noun

  1. Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.

adjective

  1. (in classical prosody) of or relating to a verse line consisting of a dactyl (¯˘˘) followed by a spondee (––) or by a trochee (¯˘), thought to have been first used in laments for Adonis
  2. of or relating to Adonis

noun

  1. an Adonic line or verse
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