amphibrach (redirected from amphibrachs)

am·phi·brach  (mf-brk)

n.

A trisyllabic metrical foot having one accented or long syllable between two unaccented or short syllables, as in the word remember.

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[Latin amphibrachys, from Greek amphibrakhus : amphi-, amphi- + brakhus, short; see mregh-u- in Indo-European roots.]

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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

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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