pythiambicn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌpɪθɪˈambɪk/,

/ˌpɪθʌɪˈambɪk/, U.S.

/ˌpɪθiˈæmbɪk/,

/ˌpɪθaɪˈæmbɪk/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pythiambicus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin pythiambicus, adjective (1829 or earlier) < classical Latin Pȳthius Pythian (see Pythian n.) + iambicus iambic adj. Compare earlier Pythian verse n. at Pythian n. and adj. Compounds and later Pythian metre n. at Pythian n. and adj. Compounds.

Classical Prosody.

A. n.

A composite metre consisting of a dactylic hexameter (Pythian metre) followed by an iambic colon.There are two varieties according to whether the hexameter is followed by an iambic dimeter (as in Horace Epod. 14 and 15), or by an iambic trimeter (as in Horace Epod. 16); see also quot. 1832.

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senarius1540

senary1579

senarian1803

pythiambic1832

perissosyllabic hexameter1889

1832 H. Pemble Horatii Opera p. xii The First Pythiambic is a couplet consisting of the common Dactylic Hexameter and an Iambic Quaternarius... The Second Pythiambic is a couplet of the Dactylic Hexameter and Iambic Senarius.

1964 Classical Rev. 14 287 The hexameters of the longer pythiambics..are unelided.

1965 Princeton Encycl. Poetry & Poetics 892/1 Combinations of hexameters and iambic dimeters or trimeters were called pythiambics, examples of which are provided by Horace, Epodes 14, 15, 16.

1995 D. Mankin in tr. Horace Odes Introd. 22 Systems..‘Second Archilochian’: dactylic hexameter..‘First Pythiambic’: dactylic hexameter.

B. adj.

Of or relating to this metre.

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spondaic1699

pythiambic1870

1870 B. L. Gildersleeve Lat. Gram. (ed. 2) 311 Pythiambic Strophe No. 1. Dactylic Hexameter (Versus Pythius), and Iambic Dimeter.

1881 E. C. Wickham Quinti Horatii Flacci Opera Omnia I. App. iii. 508 Two couplets called Pythiambic, from the name Πύθιος, given to the Hexameter as the metre of the Delphic oracles.

1960 C. Maddison Apollo & Nine iii. 127 A similar ode in the first pythiambic couplet invites Antonio Mirandula to leave Rome for pastoral pleasures.

1999 Classical Q. New Ser. 49 645 Ausonius's letter..is an invitation to his friend to visit the poet on his estate, written in a Horatian metre (the first Pythiambic system of Epod. 14 and 15) and bearing several allusions to Horace's works.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pythiambic
释义	pythiambicn.adj. Brit. /ˌpɪθɪˈambɪk/, /ˌpɪθʌɪˈambɪk/, U.S. /ˌpɪθiˈæmbɪk/, /ˌpɪθaɪˈæmbɪk/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pythiambicus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin pythiambicus, adjective (1829 or earlier) < classical Latin Pȳthius Pythian (see Pythian n.) + iambicus iambic adj. Compare earlier Pythian verse n. at Pythian n. and adj. Compounds and later Pythian metre n. at Pythian n. and adj. Compounds. Classical Prosody. A. n. A composite metre consisting of a dactylic hexameter (Pythian metre) followed by an iambic colon.There are two varieties according to whether the hexameter is followed by an iambic dimeter (as in Horace Epod. 14 and 15), or by an iambic trimeter (as in Horace Epod. 16); see also quot. 1832. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [noun] > variety of > hexameter > types of hexameter senarius1540 senary1579 senarian1803 pythiambic1832 perissosyllabic hexameter1889 1832 H. Pemble Horatii Opera p. xii The First Pythiambic is a couplet consisting of the common Dactylic Hexameter and an Iambic Quaternarius... The Second Pythiambic is a couplet of the Dactylic Hexameter and Iambic Senarius. 1964 Classical Rev. 14 287 The hexameters of the longer pythiambics..are unelided. 1965 Princeton Encycl. Poetry & Poetics 892/1 Combinations of hexameters and iambic dimeters or trimeters were called pythiambics, examples of which are provided by Horace, Epodes 14, 15, 16. 1995 D. Mankin in tr. Horace Odes Introd. 22 Systems..‘Second Archilochian’: dactylic hexameter..‘First Pythiambic’: dactylic hexameter. B. adj. Of or relating to this metre. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [adjective] > hexameter > types of spondaic1699 pythiambic1870 1870 B. L. Gildersleeve Lat. Gram. (ed. 2) 311 Pythiambic Strophe No. 1. Dactylic Hexameter (Versus Pythius), and Iambic Dimeter. 1881 E. C. Wickham Quinti Horatii Flacci Opera Omnia I. App. iii. 508 Two couplets called Pythiambic, from the name Πύθιος, given to the Hexameter as the metre of the Delphic oracles. 1960 C. Maddison Apollo & Nine iii. 127 A similar ode in the first pythiambic couplet invites Antonio Mirandula to leave Rome for pastoral pleasures. 1999 Classical Q. New Ser. 49 645 Ausonius's letter..is an invitation to his friend to visit the poet on his estate, written in a Horatian metre (the first Pythiambic system of Epod. 14 and 15) and bearing several allusions to Horace's works. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1832
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