amphibrach

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., `remember')

Word Origin

amphibrach (n.)
1580s, from Latin amphibrachus, from Greek amphibrakhys, a foot consisting of a long syllable between two short, literally "short at both ends," from amphi- "on both sides" (see amphi-) + brakhys "short" (see brief (adj.)).

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