Proceleusmatic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Proceleusmatic is a noun meaning (poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four short syllables.
Meaning
(poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four short syllables.
More Meanings
- Inciting; animating; encouraging.
- (poetry, not comparable) Consisting of four short syllables; composed of metrical feet of four short syllables each.
Example Sentences
The ancient proceleusmatic song , by which the rowers of gallies were animated , may be supposed to have been of this kind
Word Forms
- proceleusmatics
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include paeon, semiped, monopody, asclepiad, palimbacchius, anceps.
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