brevis in longo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The situation where a short syllable at the end of a line can be counted as long.

Word forms

brevis in longo

Etymology

From Latin brevis in longō (brevis (“short (syllable)”) + in (“in”) + longus (“long”)).

Related words

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