episyntheton

noun

ep·​i·​syn·​the·​ton

ˌepəˈsin(t)thəˌtän

plural -s

Greek & Latin prosody

: a meter made up of cola of different kinds of feet

Word History

Etymology

Greek, from epi- + syntheton, neuter of synthetos put together, compounded, composed

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