galliambic

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galliambic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Galliambic \Gal`li*am"bic\, a. [L. galliambus a song used by the
     priests of Cybele; Gallus (a name applied to these priests) +
     iambus] (Pros.)
     Consisting of two iambic dimeters catalectic, the last of
     which lacks the final syllable; -- said of a kind of verse.
     [1913 Webster]