Etymology

lekythion

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Today it means: In classical Greek and Latin poetry, a metric pattern defined by a sequence of seven alternating long and short syllables at the end of a verse. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ληκύθιον
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromληκύθιον“small oil-flask”
  2. English todaylekythion

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ληκύθιον (lēkúthion, “small oil-flask”), in reference to a passage in Aristophanes' comedy The Frogs.

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