Pythiambic

noun

Pyth·​iam·​bic

ˌpithēˈambik,

-ˌthīˈa-

plural -s

: an epodic distich in Greek and Latin prosody composed of a Pythian verse and an iambic dimeter or trimeter

Word History

Etymology

New Latin pythiambicus, from Latin pythius pythian + iambicus iambic

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