noun — 4 senses
/əˈskliː.pi.æd/
Etymology From Latin Asclēpiadēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκληπιάδης (Asklēpiádēs).
Human sciences, Mysticism, Mythology, Philosophy, Sciences Greek Any one of the children of Asclepius and Epione (or Aristodama).
A member of one of the families that claimed descent from Asclepius, known as physicians or healers.
Etymology From Latin Asclēpiadēus, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκληπιάδειος (Asklēpiádeios), from Ἀσκληπιάδης (Asklēpiádēs) + -ειος (-eios).
Communications, Journalism, Literature, Media, Poetry, Publishing, Writing A choriambic verse consisting of four metrical feet: a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus. First used by the ancient Greek poet Asclepiades of Samos.
Etymology From Asclepiad-, the stem of the taxonomic name Asclepias, from Latin asclēpias (stem: asclēpiad-), from Ancient Greek ἀσκληπιάς (asklēpiás) (stem: ἀσκληπιάδ- (asklēpiád-)).
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