mesymnion

noun

me·​sym·​ni·​on

mə̇ˈsimnēˌän,

-ēən

plural -s

classical prosody

: a short colon or rhythmic series interpolated in a stanza

Word History

Etymology

Greek, from mes- + hymnos hymn

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