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Pythiambic

noun
Pyth·​iam·​bic | \ ˌpithēˈambik, -ˌthīˈa-\
plural -s

Definition of Pythiambic

: an epodic distich in Greek and Latin prosody composed of a Pythian verse and an iambic dimeter or trimeter

History and Etymology for Pythiambic

New Latin pythiambicus, from Latin pythius pythian + iambicus iambic

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