a. [f. L. Archilochī-us (f. Gr. Ἀρχίλοχος) + -AN.] Pertaining to, or derived from, Archilochus, an early Greek satiric poet, the alleged originator of iambic metre.
1751. Chambers, Cycl., It is usual to mix iambic verses of six feet, abating a syllable, with Archilochian verses.
1849. Grote, Greece, II. lxvii. VI. 34. The Iambic or Archilochian vein.
