ALCA'ICS, nounplural Several kinds of verse; so called from Alcaeus, their inventor. One kind consists of five feet, a spondee or iambic, an iambic, a long syllable and two dactyls.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.