Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Alcaic · Al·ca·ic · IPA /ælˈkeɪ.ɪk/ 01 a. Pertaining to Alcæus, a lyric poet of Mitylene, about 6000 b. c. 1. Pertaining to Alcæus, a lyric poet of Mitylene, about 6000 b. c.