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Definition: Alcaic Verse |
Alcaic VerseNoun1. Verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Literature | Alcaic Verse Alcaïcs. A Greek and Latin metre, so called from Alcoes, a lyric poet, who invented it. Each line is divided into two parts. The first two lines of each stanza of the ninth ode of Horace are in Alcaics. The first two lines of the ode run thus, and in the same metre: "See how Soracté groans with its wintry snow, And weary woodlands bend with the toilsome weight." Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Synonym: Alcaic VerseSynonym: Alcaic (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Alcaic Verse |
| English words defined with "Alcaic verse": Alcaeus. (references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-e-e-i-l-r-s-v" | |
-2 letters: calvaries, cavaliers, cavalries, celeriacs. | |
-3 letters: avarices, caravels, cavalier, caviares, cavilers, celeriac, cervelas, cervical, cervices, claviers, cleavers, crescive, crevices, ecclesia, reavails, versicle, visceral. | |
-4 letters: aerials, alcaics, avarice, calcars, calices, caravel, carcase, carcels, carices, carvels, caviare, caviars, caviler, ceilers, celiacs, cereals, cicalas, circles, claries, clavers, clavier, cleaver, cleaves, clerics, clivers, crevice, eclairs, laveers, leavers, leavier. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 6C 63 61 69 63 56 65 72 73 65 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01101100 01100011 01100001 01101001 01100011 00100000 01010110 01100101 01110010 01110011 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A l c a i c   V e r s e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 006C 0063 0061 0069 0063 0056 0065 0072 0073 0065 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35786967756925671848571 |
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