Adonic
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonis
Types & categories
- verse line hypernym
Sense 2 adjective
or relating to or like Adonis
Related & opposite
- Adonis pertains to
Sense 3 adjective
having a rhythm consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or a trochee
the verse of the laments is Adonic
Related & opposite
- rhythmical similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | verse line |
| 2 | pertains to | Related & opposite | Adonis |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | rhythmical |