amphibrach
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English
Etymology
From Latin amphibrachys, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβραχυς (amphíbrakhus, “short at both ends”), from ἀμφί (amphí) + βραχύς (brakhús, “short”).
Pronunciation
Noun
amphibrach (plural amphibrachs)
- (prosody) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).
- (prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica).
- 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin 2011, page 322:
- Then Banoffsky launched into Glinka's great amphibrachs [...]: Subside, agitation of passion!
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Translations
metrical foot of three syllables
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