ASCLE'PIAD, noun In ancient poetry, a verse of four feet, the first of which is a spondee, the second a choriamb, and the last two, dactyls; or of four feet and a cesura, the first, a spondee, the second, a dactyl, then the cesura, followed by two dactyls.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.