Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ANACREONTIC
a.Pertaining to Anacreon, a Greek poet, whose odes and epigrams are celebrated for their delicate, easy and graceful air, and for their exact imitation of nature. His verse consists of three feet and a half, usually spondees and iambuses, sometimes anapests; as in this line of Horace. "Lydia, dic per omnes."
ANACREONTIC
n.A poem composed in the manner of Anacreon.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ANACREONTIC
A *nac `re *on "tic, a. Etym: [L. Anacreonticus.]
Defn: Pertaining to, after the manner of, or in the meter of, the Greek poet Anacreon; amatory and convivial. De Quincey.
ANACREONTIC
ANACREONTIC A *nac `re *on "tic, n.
Defn: A poem after the manner of Anacreon; a sprightly little poem in praise of love and wine.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Anacreon
A nac re on |əˈnakrēən, -ˌän əˈnækriən | ( c. 570 – c. 487 bc ), Greek lyric poet, best known for his celebrations of love and wine.
anacreontic
a nac re on tic |əˌnakrēˈäntik əˌnækriˈɑntɪk |(also Anacreontic ) Prosody ▶adjective (of a poem ) composed in the manner of the Greek poet Anacreon, known for his lyrics praising wine, women, and song. ▶noun (usu. anacreontics ) an anacreontic poem. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (as an adjective ): from late Latin anacreonticus, from Greek Anakreōn (see Anacreon ).
Oxford Dictionary
Anacreon
Anacreon |əˈnakrɪən | ( c. 570 –478 bc ), Greek lyric poet, best known for his celebrations of love and wine. DERIVATIVES anacreontic adjective & noun
Spanish Dictionary
anacreóntico, -ca
anacreóntico, -ca adjetivo 1 De Anacreonte, poeta lírico griego (560 -478 a. C.), o relacionado con su vida o con su obra poética .2 [género de poesía ] Que trata delicadamente los placeres del amor, del vino u otros análogos :Quevedo, Gutiérrez de Cetina y Meléndez Valdés, entre otros, cultivaron la poesía anacreóntica .3 nombre femenino Composición poética de este género .
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