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Webster 1913 Edition

Adonic

A-don′ic

,
Adj.
[F.
adonique
: cf. L.
Adonius
.]
Relating to Adonis, famed for his beauty.
–
Noun.
An Adonic verse.
Adonic verse
,
a verse consisting of a dactyl and spondee (– ˘ ˘ | – –).

Webster 1828 Edition

Adonic

ADO'NIC

,
Adj.
Adonic Verse, a short verse, in which the death of Adonis was bewailed. It consists of a dactyl and spondee or trochee.

ADO'NIC

,
Noun.
An Adonic verse.

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