anacreontic

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English

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From Late Latin Anacreonticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀνακρέων (Anakréōn), Anacreon a Greek poet.

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anacreontic (comparative more anacreontic, superlative most anacreontic)

  1. (prosody) Pertaining to the style of the Greek poet Anacreon, who wrote of wine and love; (specifically) designating a metre based on an anaclastic ionic dimeter. [from 17th c.]
  2. Characterised by festivity and the celebration of love and/or drinking; bacchanalian, amorous. [from 17th c.]

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anacreontic (plural anacreontics)

  1. (poetry) A short lyrical piece about love and wine.

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French anacréontique.

Adjective

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anacreontic m or n (feminine singular anacreontică, masculine plural anacreontici, feminine and neuter plural anacreontice)

  1. anacreontic

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