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Meaning of ithyphallic

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

ithyphallic

Pronunciation:/ˌɪθɪˈfælɪk//-θə-/

noun

Definitions

  1. A poem or song in an ithyphallic metre.

  2. A lascivious or obscene poem or song.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the erect phallus that was carried in bacchic processions.

  2. Of or pertaining to an upward pointing, erect penis; (specifically) of an artistic depiction of a deity or other figure: possessing an erect penis.

    Synonyms:priapic
  3. (by extension) Lascivious, obscene.

  4. Pertaining to a metrical combination of two trochees followed by one spondee.