cherileo

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ke.riˈlɛ.o/
  • Rhymes: -ɛo
  • Hyphenation: che‧ri‧lè‧o

Noun[edit]

cherileo m (plural cherilei)

  1. (poetry) a metre consisting of a catalectic hexameter
    Synonym: difilio

Further reading[edit]

  • cherileo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana