Pherecratean

== English == === Etymology === From Latin Pherecratēus, by-form of Pherecratīus, from Ancient Greek Φερεκρᾰ́τειος (Pherekrắteios), from Φερεκρᾰ́της (Pherekrắtēs, “Pherecrates”), the name of the metre’s inventor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌfɛɹɪkɹəˈtiːən/ === Adjective === Pherecratean (not comparable) (Ancient Greek and Latin prosody, of a logaoedic metre or verse) Consisting of three prosodic feet, normally a spondee, dactyl, and spondee (or trochee), but admitting of some variations. Synonyms: Pherecratian, Pherecratic ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Pherecratean (plural Pherecrateans) (Ancient Greek and Latin prosody) A Pherecratean metre. Synonyms: Pherecratian, Pherecratic (Ancient Greek and Latin prosody) A Pherecratean verse. Synonyms: Pherecratian, Pherecratic ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Pherecratean, a. (sb.)”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VII (O–P), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 773, column 2.