Usually means: Poetic form, meter by Alcaeus.
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▸ noun:  (poetry) A Greek meter, supposedly invented by Alcaeus, consisting of combinations of spondee, iambs and dactyls.

Similar:
Alcaic, Asclepiad, Glyconian, acatalexis, amphibrach, anisosyllabism, anceps, anacreontic, alba, anapest, more...

Opposite:
sapphic verse, glyconic verse

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Similar:
Alcaic, Asclepiad, Glyconian, acatalexis, amphibrach, anisosyllabism, anceps, anacreontic, alba, anapest, more...

Opposite:
sapphic verse, glyconic verse



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