anacreontic

Speech parts

1. anacreontic - Noun

2. anacreontic - Adjective

Meaning

Pertaining to, after the manner of, or in the meter of, the Greek poet Anacreon; amatory and convivial.

A poem after the manner of Anacreon; a sprightly little poem in praise of love and wine.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rhapsody madrigal ionic ballade ode elegy epigram brotherly verse epic satire tender rhyme loving ballad
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Antonyms

pure spiritual clean modest upright decent
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Anagrams

canceration

Examples

Much of the idea of the poem, including the flag imagery and some of the wording, is derived from an earlier song by Key, also set to the tune of " The Anacreontic Song ". Source: Internet

" To Anacreon in Heaven " (or "The Anacreontic Song"), with various lyrics, was already popular in the United States. Source: Internet

The tune was hatched as the “Anacreontic Song” in eighteenth-century England: a drinking song for empire-building elites. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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