English Explanatory Dictionary

Pherecratean

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Consisting of three prosodic feet, normally a spondee, dactyl, and spondee (or trochee), but admitting of some variations.
noun
  1. A Pherecratean metre.
  2. A Pherecratean verse.

Pronunciation

/ˌfɛɹɪkɹəˈtiːən/

Word forms

Pherecratean Pherecrateans

Etymology

From Latin Pherecratēus, by-form of Pherecratīus, from Ancient Greek Φερεκρᾰ́τειος (Pherekrắteios), from Φερεκρᾰ́της (Pherekrắtēs, “Pherecrates”), the name of the metre’s inventor.

Synonyms

Pherecratian Pherecratic
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