amphimacer
Meanings
noun
- A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented or light syllable between two accented or heavy syllables; a cretic.
Word forms
Etymology
From Latin amphimacrus, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίμακρος (amphímakros, “long at both ends”); see amphi-, macro-.
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