amphibrachic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Consisting of amphibrachs, metrical feet consisting of either a long syllable between two that are short, or an accented syllable between two that are not accented.

Word forms

amphibrachic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin amphibrachicus. By surface analysis, amphibrach + -ic.

Derived words

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