elegiambo

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐλεγίαμβος (elegíambos), compound of ἔλεγος (élegos, “elegy”) +‎ ἴαμβος (íambos, “iambus”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /e.leˈd͡ʒam.bo/
  • Rhymes: -ambo
  • Hyphenation: e‧le‧giàm‧bo

Noun[edit]

elegiambo m (plural elegiambi)

  1. (poetry) a metrical foot in verse consisting of two dactyls and three trochees (¯˘˘¯˘˘¯˘¯˘¯˘)

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Further reading[edit]

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