1. verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus; [syn: Alcaic, Alcaic verse]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Alcaic verse
n 1: verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry
consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly
invented by Alcaeus [syn: Alcaic, Alcaic verse]