dochmius
Meanings
noun
- A metrical foot of five syllables used in Greek tragedy for highly anguished scenes. The metrical pattern is typically: short-long-long-short-long.
Word forms
Etymology
From Latin dochmius, from Ancient Greek δόχμιος (dókhmios, “oblique; dochmius”).
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