The story
Probably named after the Athenian poet Eupolis.
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Eupolidean
Today it means: Of or relating to a metre used in Ancient Greek comedy, essentially | x x – x | – u u – | x x – x | – u – |, where the opening of each half is generally trochaic ( – u / – – ) but may occasionally be iambic ( u – / u u u ). Full definition →