Amphibrach

Definition of Amphibrach

Am´phi`brach   Pronunciation: ăm´fĭ`brăk
n.1.(Anc. Pros.) A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short (ă - ă); as, hăbērĕ. In modern prosody the accented syllable takes the place of the long and the unaccented of the short; as, pro-phet`ic.

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foot, metrical foot, metrical unit
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