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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Anacreontic \A*nac're*on"tic\, adjective [L. Anacreonticus.] Pertaining to, after the manner of, or in the meter of, the Greek poet Anacreon; amatory and convivial. --De Quincey.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Anacreontic \A*nac're*on"tic\, noun A poem after the manner of Anacreon; a sprightly little poem in praise of love and wine.
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