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Definition of: Asclepiadean
(as·klē′pē·ə·dē′ən) adjective
Of, pertaining to, or denoting a variety of classical verse, usually consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambi, and an iambus.
—noun An Asclepiadean verse, [after Asclepiades of Samos, 3rd c. B.C. Greek lyric poet]
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