Hipponactean
1 of 2adjective
Hip·po·nac·te·an
¦hipəˌnak¦tēən,
-¦naktē-
: of or relating to Hipponax or to the verse forms ascribed to him
specifically : choliambic
Hipponactean
2 of 2noun
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plural -s
: a Hipponactean verse
specifically : a hypercatalectic form of glyconic
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Latin Hipponacteus of Hipponax (from Hipponact-, Hipponax, 6th century b.c. Greek poet reputed to have invented the choliamb, from Greek Hippōnakt-, Hippōnax) + English -an