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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

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