SCAZON

Etymology

Noun

scazon (plural scazons)

A limping satiric meter in classical verse.

A iambic trimeter ending with a trochee or spondee.

Source: Wiktionary


Sca"zon, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. to limp.] (Lat. Pros.)

Definition: A choliamb.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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