sotadic

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adjective

Relating to, or resembling, the compositions of the Ancient Greek poet Sotades, often of an obscene or satirical nature.

“Sotadic meter”

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Meanings

sotadic1

adjectivesotadic (comparative more sotadic, superlative most sotadic)

comparative more sotadic · superlative most sotadic

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Sotadic.

    The basis of the sotadic rhythm is ionic a maiore, as Hermann shows;

    1882, “The Mostellaria of Plautus”, in The Journal of Philology

Sotadic2

adjectiveSotadic (comparative more Sotadic, superlative most Sotadic)

comparative more Sotadic · superlative most Sotadic

  1. Relating to, or resembling, the compositions of the Ancient Greek poet Sotades, often of an obscene or satirical nature.

    Sotadic meter

    1 more example

    Sotadic verse

    Synonyms: Sotadean

nounSotadic (plural Sotadics)

plural Sotadics

  1. communicationsA Sotadic verse or poem.
  2. A verse comprising six trochees, a trochaic trimeter.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveRelating to, or resembling, the compositions of the Ancient Greek poet Sotades, often of an obscene or satirical nature.

Similar
Sotadean

Origin

From Sotades + -ic.

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APA

sotadic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sotadic

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“sotadic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sotadic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sotadic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sotadic.

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