= pherecratean, adj.

Epithet of various metres in which dactyls are combined with trochees. Also quasi-n., a logaœdic verse.

Classical Prosody. Designating a logaoedic metre consisting of a catalectic glyconic and a pherecratean, associated esp. with poems addressed to…

Using or composed of molossi; having a rhythm resembling that of a molossus. Also in extended use.

Consisting of fifteen syllables; composed of lines of fifteen syllables each.

Of verse: consisting of only one kind of metrical foot.