English Explanatory Dictionary

logaoedic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of any metre rhythmically intermediate between ordinary speech (or prose) and song (or poetry), typically combining dactyls and trochees.
noun
  1. Any logaoedic verse.

Pronunciation

/lɒɡəˈiːdɪk/

Word forms

logaoedic logaedic logaœdic logaoedics

Etymology

From Latin logaoedicus, from Ancient Greek λογᾰοιδῐκός (logăoidĭkós), from λόγος (lógos, “speech, prose”) + ἀοιδή (aoidḗ, “song”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, “-ic”).

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