Amphibrach Definition
ămfə-brăk
noun
A trisyllabic metrical foot having one accented or long syllable between two unaccented or short syllables, as in the word remember.
American Heritage
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 |)
Webster's New World
(prosody) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Amphibrach
Noun
Singular:
amphibrach
Plural:
amphibrachsOrigin of Amphibrach
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From Latin amphibrachus, from Ancient Greek ἀμϕίβραχυς (amϕibrakhus, “short at both ends”), from ἀμϕί (amϕi) + βραχύς (brakhus, “short”).
From Wiktionary
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Latin amphibrachys from Greek amphibrakhus amphi- amphi- brakhus short mregh-u- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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