ADONIC LINE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonis

Synonyms:

Adonic; Adonic line

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Adonic line" is a kind of...):

verse; verse line (a line of metrical text)

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