Hipponactean
adjectiveDefinition of Hipponactean
(Entry 1 of 2)
: of or relating to Hipponax or to the verse forms ascribed to him specifically : choliambic
Hipponactean
nounDefinition of Hipponactean (Entry 2 of 2)
: a Hipponactean verse specifically : a hypercatalectic form of glyconic
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