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- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromπαροιμιακόν
- English todayparoemiac
From Ancient Greek παροιμιακόν (paroimiakón, noun) and παροιμιακός (paroimiakós, adjective), from παροιμία (paroimía, “proverb”).
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paroemiac
Today it means: A catalectic anapestic dimeter. Full definition →
Ancient Greek παροιμιακόν