gal11ambic

[Lat. galliambic us =a song used by the Galli or priests of Cybele.] Pros.: A kind of verse, consisting of two iambic dimeters catalectic, the last wanting the final syllable. *găl-li-an, a . [Lat. Galli (a)=Gaul; Eng. adj. suff. -an.] Of or pertaining to Gaul or France; French. "An eminent monsieur, that, it seems, much loves A Gallian girl." Shakesp.: Cymbeline, i. 7.