meliambo

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μελίαμβος (melíambos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈljam.bo/
  • Rhymes: -ambo
  • Hyphenation: me‧liàm‧bo

Noun

meliambo m (plural meliambi)

  1. (poetry) a composition that mixes iambic verses with dactylic verses

Further reading

  • meliambo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana