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anacreontic

/əˌnækɹiˈɑntɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
anacre-on-tic
IPA
/əˌnækɹiˈɑntɪk/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the style of the Greek poet Anacreon, who wrote of wine and love; (specifically) designating a metre based on an anaclastic ionic dimeter.

adj

Characterised by festivity and the celebration of love and/or drinking; bacchanalian, amorous.

noun

A short lyrical piece about love and wine.

adj

Alternative form of anacreontic.

noun

Alternative form of anacreontic.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Late Latin Anacreonticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀνακρέων (Anakréōn), Anacreon a Greek poet.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Anacreonticus, Ἀνακρέων

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˌnækɹiˈɑntɪk/
  • British English: /əˌnakɹɪˈɒntɪk/

Inflected Forms

more anacreontic (comparative) most anacreontic (superlative) anacreontics (plural)

Derived Forms

anacreontically anacronymic anacronymically

Questions

How do you pronounce anacreontic?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˌnækɹiˈɑntɪk/.
What does anacreontic mean?
Pertaining to the style of the Greek poet Anacreon, who wrote of wine and love; (specifically) designating a metre based on an anaclastic ionic dimeter.
Where does anacreontic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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