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iambelegus



iam·bel·e·gus [ ˌīˌamˈbeləgəs]



iambelegus   
noun
[ˌīˌamˈbeləgəs]
plural -es

Definition of iambelegus

: a verse used in classical prosody consisting of an iambic dimeter and half an elegiac pentameter



History and Etymology for iambelegus

Late Latin, from Greek iambelegos, from iambos + elegos song of mourning or lamentation, probably of non-Indo-European origin



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