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Webster 1913 Edition
Priapean
Priˊa-pe′an
,Noun.
[Cf. L.
Priapeius
pertaining to Priapus.] (Lat. Pros.)
A species of hexameter verse so constructed as to be divisible into two portions of three feet each, having generally a trochee in the first and the fourth foot, and an amphimacer in the third; – applied also to a regular hexameter verse when so constructed as to be divisible into two portions of three feet each.
Andrews.
Definition 2024
Priapean
Priapean
English
Adjective
Priapean (comparative more Priapean, superlative most Priapean)
- (Greek mythology) Of or relating to Priapus or Priapos (Ancient Greek: Πρίαπος), a minor rustic fertility god, protector of livestock, fruit plants, gardens, and male genitalia.
Noun
Priapean (plural Priapeans)
- (poetry) A kind of hexameter verse so constructed as to be divisible into two portions of three metrical feet each, generally having a trochee in the first and fourth feet and an amphimacer in the third; applied also to a regular hexameter verse when so constructed as to be divisible into two portions of three feet each.