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amphimacer definition

am·phima·cer (am fim′ə sər)

noun

a metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of one short syllable between two long ones, or, in English verse, of one unaccented syllable between two accented ones (Ex.: |hésĭtáte|)

Etymology: < L amphimacrus < Gr amphimakros, lit., long at both ends < amphi-, amphi- + makros, long: see macro-

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