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episyntheton

noun
ep·​i·​syn·​the·​ton | \ ˌepəˈsin(t)thəˌtän\
plural -s

Definition of episyntheton

Greek & Latin prosody
: a meter made up of cola of different kinds of feet

History and Etymology for episyntheton

Greek, from epi- + syntheton, neuter of synthetos put together, compounded, composed

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