See Also: Asclepiad(dictionary)

Asclepiad (iou)



Asclepiad noun1. E17.
[from late Latin asclepiadeus adjective from Greek asklepiadeios, from Asklepiades Greek poet of the 3rd cent. BC, who invented the form.]
Classical Prosody. A measure consisting of a spondee, two (or three) choriambi, and an iambus.
Asclepia'dean adjective E18.