Definition of anacreontic
:a poem in the manner of Anacreon;
especially
:a drinking song or light lyric
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First Known Use of anacreontic
1656
Anacreontic
adjective
Definition of Anacreontic
1
:of, relating to, or resembling the poetry of Anacreon
2
:convivial or amatory in tone or theme
Origin and Etymology of anacreontic
Latin anacreonticus, from Anacreont-, Anacreon Anacreon, from Greek Anakreont-, Anakreōn
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