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scazon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈskeɪzɒn/
  • /ˈskeɪzən/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Latin scāzon, from Ancient Greek σκάζων (skázōn), from σκάζω (skázō, “to limp”).

Meanings

  1. A limping satiric meter in classical verse.
  2. An iambic trimeter ending with a trochee or spondee.

Forms

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scazons Number=Plur lexicographic
scazontes Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

choliamb · limping iamb