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RHOPALIC
Etymology
Adjective
rhopalic (comparative more rhopalic, superlative most rhopalic)
(poetry, rhetoric) Having each successive word longer by a letter or syllable.
Noun
rhopalic (plural rhopalics)
A rhopalic poem.
Anagrams
• Orphical
Source: Wiktionary
Rho*pal"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. rhopalique.] (Pros.)
Definition: Applied to a line or verse in which each successive word has one more syllable than the preceding.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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