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amphimacer

(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|)

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

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noun

A trisyllabic metrical foot having an unaccented or short syllable between two accented or long syllables, as in Peter Pan. Also called cretic.

Origin:

Origin: Latin amphimacrus

Origin: , from Greek amphimakros

Origin: : amphi-, amphi-

Origin: + makros, long; see māk- in Indo-European roots

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