Definition of Adonic in English:

Adonic

(also adonic)

noun əˈdəʊnɪk

Prosody Latin Prosody Ancient Greek Prosody

A metre consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee; a verse or line written in this metre.

adjective əˈdəʊnɪk

Prosody Latin Prosody Ancient Greek Prosody

Of a verse or line: written in a metre consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Gabriel Harvey (c1552–1631), scholar and writer. From post-classical Latin Adonicus from classical Latin Adōnis, the name of Adonis + -icus, after e.g. classical Latin Sapphicus Sapphic; apparently so called as originally used in lamentations for Adonis; compare Sappho Fragment 168 ὦ τὸν Ἄδωνιν ‘O Adonis’, an example of this metre.

Definition of Adonic in US English:

Adonic

(also adonic)

nounəˈdəʊnɪk

Prosody Latin Prosody Ancient Greek Prosody

A metre consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee; a verse or line written in this metre.

adjectiveəˈdəʊnɪk

Prosody Latin Prosody Ancient Greek Prosody

Of a verse or line: written in a metre consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Gabriel Harvey (c1552–1631), scholar and writer. From post-classical Latin Adonicus from classical Latin Adōnis, the name of Adonis + -icus, after e.g. classical Latin Sapphicus Sapphic; apparently so called as originally used in lamentations for Adonis; compare Sappho Fragment 168 ὦ τὸν Ἄδωνιν ‘O Adonis’, an example of this metre.

单词	Adonic
释义	Definition of Adonic in English: Adonic (also adonic) noun əˈdəʊnɪk Prosody Latin Prosody Ancient Greek Prosody A metre consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee; a verse or line written in this metre. adjective əˈdəʊnɪk Prosody Latin Prosody Ancient Greek Prosody Of a verse or line: written in a metre consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee. Origin Late 16th century; earliest use found in Gabriel Harvey (c1552–1631), scholar and writer. From post-classical Latin Adonicus from classical Latin Adōnis, the name of Adonis + -icus, after e.g. classical Latin Sapphicus Sapphic; apparently so called as originally used in lamentations for Adonis; compare Sappho Fragment 168 ὦ τὸν Ἄδωνιν ‘O Adonis’, an example of this metre. Definition of Adonic in US English: Adonic (also adonic) nounəˈdəʊnɪk Prosody Latin Prosody Ancient Greek Prosody A metre consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee; a verse or line written in this metre. adjectiveəˈdəʊnɪk Prosody Latin Prosody Ancient Greek Prosody Of a verse or line: written in a metre consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee. Origin Late 16th century; earliest use found in Gabriel Harvey (c1552–1631), scholar and writer. From post-classical Latin Adonicus from classical Latin Adōnis, the name of Adonis + -icus, after e.g. classical Latin Sapphicus Sapphic; apparently so called as originally used in lamentations for Adonis; compare Sappho Fragment 168 ὦ τὸν Ἄδωνιν ‘O Adonis’, an example of this metre.
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