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Noun: Alcaic  al'key-ik
  1. Verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus
    - Alcaic verse

Derived forms: Alcaics

Type of: poem, verse form

Encyclopedia: Alcaic