amphibrach - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'amphibrach' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Amphibrach

[ n.]

- A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short (~ -- ~); as, h/b/r/. In modern prosody the accented syllable takes the place of the long and the unaccented of the short; as, pro-phet#ic.

Nearby Words:

ampelite ampere amperemeter amperometer ampersand amphi- amphiarthrodial amphiarthrosis amphiaster amphibia

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