- scazons
- n. choliamb
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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Choliamb — Choliambic verse (also known as limping iambs or scazons or halting iambic [1]) is a form of meter in poetry. It is found in both Greek and Latin poetry in the classical period. Choliambic verse is sometimes called scazon, or lame iambic ,… … Wikipedia
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scazontic — skāˈzäntik adjective Etymology: Latin scazont , scazon + English ic : composed in scazons * * * scazontic /skə zonˈtik/ noun and adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑scazon … Useful english dictionary
