# Pherecrates

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /fɪˈɹɛkɹətiːz/

## Definitions
1. A celebrated Athenian poet of the Old Comedy, living in the fifth century BCE (born after Crates and Cratinus but before Aristophanes, Eupolis, and Plato Comicus – so between c. 519 and c. 446 BCE), victorious at least thrice at the City Dionysia and the Lenaia in the 440s–430s, and inventor of the Pherecratean metre.

## Etymology
Either from Latin Pherecratēs or directly from its etymon, Ancient Greek Φερεκρᾰ́της (Pherekrắtēs).

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