definition of the word scazon

Latin scāzon < Ancient Greek σκάζων (skazōn) < σκάζω (skazō), “‘I limp’”)

• (US) IPA: skēiz'n

scazon (plural scazons)

1. A limping satiric meter in classical verse.
2. A iambic trimeter ending with a trochee or spondee.

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• Choliamb on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Choliamb

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