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(prosody) 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. [from 17th c.]

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  • [Adjective]
  • (prosody) 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. [from 17th c.]
  • Characterised by festivity and the celebration of love and/or drinking; bacchanalian, amorous. [from 17th c.]
  • [Noun]
  • (poetry) A short lyrical piece about love and wine.

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