am·phi·brach ( m f -brk )n. A trisyllabic metrical foot having one accented or long syllable between two unaccented or short syllables, as in the word remember. [Latin amphibrachys, from Greek amphibrakhus : amphi-, amphi- + brakhus, short; see mregh-u- in Indo-European roots.] |
amphibrach [ˈæmfɪˌbræk]
n
(Literature / Poetry) Prosody a metrical foot consisting of a long syllable between two short syllables (˘ ¯ ˘) Compare cretic
[from Latin, from Greek amphibrakhus, literally: both ends being short, from amphi- + brakhus short]
amphibrachic adj
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| Noun | 1. | amphibrach - a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., `remember') metrical foot, metrical unit, foot - (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm |
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