greater ionic

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greater ionic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ionic \I*on"ic\, n.
     1. (Pros.)
        (a) A foot consisting of four syllables: either two long
            and two short, -- that is, a spondee and a pyrrhic, in
            which case it is called the greater Ionic; or two
            short and two long, -- that is, a pyrrhic and a
            spondee, in which case it is called the smaller  Ionic
            .
        (b) A verse or meter composed or consisting of Ionic feet.
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     2. The Ionic dialect; as, the Homeric Ionic.
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     3. (Print.) Ionic type.
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