am·phim·a·cer ( m-f m  -sr)n. A trisyllabic metrical foot having an unaccented or short syllable between two accented or long syllables, as in Peter Pan. Also called cretic. [Latin amphimacrus, from Greek amphimakros : amphi-, amphi- + makros, long; see m  k- in Indo-European roots.] |
amphimacer [æmˈfɪməsə]
n
(Literature / Poetry) Prosody another word for cretic
[from Latin amphimacrus, from Greek amphimakros both ends being long, from amphi- + makros long]
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