anacreontics

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A form of anacreontic — Pertaining to the style of the Greek poet Anacreon, who wrote of wine and love; (specifically) designating a metre based on an anaclastic ionic dimeter.

Scrabble 16

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anacreontics1

noun
  1. pluralplural of anacreontic

Anacreontics2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Anacreontic

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anacreontics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anacreontics

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