Archilochian, a.
(ɑːkɪˈləʊkɪən)
[f. L. Archilochī-us (f. Gr. ἀρχίλοχος) + -an.]
Pertaining to, or derived from, Archilochus, an early Greek satiric poet, the alleged originator of iambic metre.
| 1751 Chambers Cycl., It is usual to mix iambic verses of six feet, abating a syllable, with Archilochian verses. 1849 Grote Greece ii. lxvii. VI. 34 The Iambic or Archilochian vein. |