tribrach

(trī′brak′, trib′rak′)

noun

Gr. & Latin Prosody a metrical foot consisting of three short syllables

Origin: L tribrachys < Gr: see tri- & brachy-

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See tribrach in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A metrical foot having three short or unstressed syllables.

Origin:

Origin: Latin tribrachys

Origin: , from Greek tribrakhus

Origin: : tri-, tri-

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

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