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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