GALLIAMBICS

GALLIAMBIC

Gal`li*am"bic, a. Etym: [L. galliambus a song used by the priests of Cybele; Gallus (a name applied to these priests) + iambus] (Pros.)

Definition: Consisting of two iambic dimeters catalectic, the last of which lacks the final syllable; -- said of a kind of verse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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