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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin phalaecius, phalaecēus, phaleucius, phalaecus , from Ancient Greek φαλαίκειον [μέτρον] (phalaíkeion [métron]).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faˈlɛ.t͡ʃo/
- Rhymes: -ɛtʃo
- Hyphenation: fa‧lè‧cio
Adjective
falecio (masculine plural faleci)
- (poetry) being hendecasyllabic, and consisting of a spondee, a dactyl, and three trochees (of a verse)
Noun
falecio m (plural faleci)
- ( poetry) a hendecasyllabic verse, consisting of a spondee, a dactyl, and three trochees
Further reading
- falecio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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