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ADONIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Adonic mean?
• ADONIC (noun)
The noun ADONIC has 1 sense:
1. a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonis
Familiarity information: ADONIC used as a noun is very rare.
• ADONIC (adjective)
The adjective ADONIC has 2 senses:
1. or relating to or like Adonis
2. having a rhythm consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or a trochee
Familiarity information: ADONIC used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Adonic; Adonic line
Hypernyms ("Adonic" is a kind of...):
verse; verse line (a line of metrical text)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Or relating to or like Adonis
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Adonis ((Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having a rhythm consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or a trochee
Context example:
the verse of the laments is Adonic
Similar:
rhythmic; rhythmical (recurring with measured regularity)
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