# anacreontic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˌnakɹɪˈɒntɪk/

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to the style of the Greek poet Anacreon, who wrote of wine and love; (specifically) designating a metre based on an anaclastic ionic dimeter.
2. Characterised by festivity and the celebration of love and/or drinking; bacchanalian, amorous.

## Etymology
From Late Latin Anacreonticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀνακρέων (Anakréōn), Anacreon a Greek poet.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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