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amphibrach

(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|)

Origin: L amphibrachys < Gr, lit., short before and after < amphi-, amphi- + brachys, short: see merry

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noun

A trisyllabic metrical foot having one accented or long syllable between two unaccented or short syllables, as in the word remember.

Origin:

Origin: Latin amphibrachys

Origin: , from Greek amphibrakhus

Origin: : amphi-, amphi-

Origin: + brakhus, short; see mregh-u- in Indo-European roots

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