amphibrach
amphibrach
Definition
amphi·brach (am′fə brak′)
noun
a metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of one long syllable between two short ones, or, in English verse, of one accented syllable between two unaccented ones (Ex.: |ĕxplósiŏn|)
Etymology: L amphibrachys < Gr, lit., short before and after < amphi-, amphi- + brachys, short: see merry
Browse dictionary entries near amphibrach
- amphibology
- amphibolite
- amphibole
- amphibious
- amphibiotic
- amphibian
- amphiaster
- amphiarthrosis
- amphi-
- amphetamine
- amphichroic
- amphicoelous
- amphictyon
- amphigory
- amphimacer
- amphimixis
- Amphion
- amphioxus
- amphipod
- amphiprostyle
