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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐλεγίαμβος (elegíambos), compound of ἔλεγος (élegos, “elegy”) + ἴαμβος (íambos, “iambus”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.leˈd͡ʒam.bo/
- Rhymes: -ambo
- Hyphenation: e‧le‧giàm‧bo
Noun
elegiambo m (plural elegiambi)
- (poetry) a metrical foot in verse consisting of two dactyls and three trochees (¯˘˘¯˘˘¯˘¯˘¯˘)
Further reading
- elegiambo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana