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Adonic

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Adonic

1
 adj
or relating to or like Adonis
2
 nadj
a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonis
having a rhythm consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or a trochee
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Adonic
1

adj or relating to or like Adonis

2

n a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonis

Synonyms:
Adonic line
Type of:
verse, verse line
a line of metrical text

adj having a rhythm consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or a trochee

“the verse of the laments is Adonic”
Synonyms
rhythmic, rhythmical
recurring with measured regularity
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