tribrachic

Variant of tribrach

tribrach definition

tri·brach (trī′brak′, trib′rak′)

noun

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

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

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