iambelegus
noun
iam·bel·e·gus
\ˌīˌamˈbeləgəs\
Definition of iambelegus
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: a verse used in classical prosody consisting of an iambic dimeter and half an elegiac pentameter
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Origin and Etymology of iambelegus
Late Latin, from Greek iambelegos, from iambos + elegos song of mourning or lamentation, probably of non-Indo-European origin
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