Definitions For Anacreontic

Noun

ANACREONTIC (plural ANACREONTICs) (poetry) A short lyrical piece about love and wine.

Translations

{{trans-top}} Polish: anakreontyk, m

Adjective

(prosody) Pertaining to the style of the Greek poet Anacreon, who wrote of wine and love; {{i, specifically}} designating a metre based on an anaclastic ionic dimeter. from 17th c. Characterised by festivity and the celebration of love and/or drinking; bacchanalian, amorous. from 17th c.

Translations

German: anakreontisch Polish: anakreontyczny Portuguese: anacreôntico

Etymology

From {{der, en, la-lat, Anacreonticus}}, from {{uder, en, grc, Ἀνακρέων}}, {{w, Anacreon}} a Greek poet.

Anagrams

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