scazon
/ˈskeɪz(ə)n
/ /ˈskaz(ə)n/noun Prosody
A modification of the iambic trimeter, in which a spondee or trochee takes the place of the final iambus.These are thirteen poems, written in scazons or other iambic metres....
- A drunk, a brawler, a pathetic lover, Hipponax invented the ‘limping iambic, also known as the scazon,’ and is credited by some with inventing parody.
Origin
Late 17th century: via Latin from Greek skazōn, neuter present participle (used as a noun) of skazein 'to limp'.
- safener
- safeness
- safe period
- safe pledge
- safe room
- safe seat
- safe sex
- safety
- safety barrier
- safety bell
- safety belt
- safety bicycle
- safety boat
- safety box
- safety cab
- safety cage
- safety car
- safety catch
- safety chain
- safety committee
- safety-critical
- safety curtain
- safety deposit
- safety distance
- safety engineer