scazon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A limping satiric meter in classical verse.
  2. An iambic trimeter ending with a trochee or spondee.

Pronunciation

/ˈskeɪzɒn/ /ˈskeɪzən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scazon.wav

Word forms

scazon scazons scazontes

Etymology

From Latin scāzon, from Ancient Greek σκάζων (skázōn), from σκάζω (skázō, “to limp”).

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