scazon

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/ˈskeɪzɒn//ˈskeɪzən/

noun

A limping satiric meter in classical verse.

Similar
choliamblimping iamb
OriginLatin scāzon ← Ancient Greek σκάζων →
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Meanings

nounscazon (plural scazons or scazontes)

plural scazons · plural scazontes

  1. A limping satiric meter in classical verse.
  2. An iambic trimeter ending with a trochee or spondee.

    Synonyms: choliamb, limping iamb

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn iambic trimeter ending with a trochee or spondee.

Similar
choliamblimping iamb
Also see
choliamblimping iamb

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσκάζων
  2. Latinscāzon
  3. Englishscazon

From Latin scāzon, from Ancient Greek σκάζων (skázōn), from σκάζω (skázō, “to limp”).

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APA

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

MLA

“scazon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scazon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scazon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scazon.

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