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miurus

noun
mi·​u·​rus | \ mīˈyu̇rəs\
plural -es

Definition of miurus

: a dactylic hexameter having its last foot an iamb or pyrrhic instead of a spondee or trochee — compare dolichurus

History and Etymology for miurus

Late Latin, adjective, being a miurus, from Greek meiouros, literally, tapering, probably alteration of myouros, from my- + -ouros -urous

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