The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromμείουρος
- English todaymiurus
From Ancient Greek μείουρος (meíouros), from μείων (meíōn, “curtailed, lesser”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).
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miurus
Today it means: A dactylic hexameter with short penultimate syllable. Full definition →
Ancient Greek μείουρος