Amphibrachic
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Consisting of amphibrachs, metrical feet consisting of either a long syllable between two that are short, or an accented syllable between two that are not accented. not-comparable
"Father Humphrey says, "Anapaestic and amphibrachic verse, being similar in measure and movement, are pleasing to the ear, and well adapted to cheerful and humourous^([sic]) compositions; and sometimes to elegiac compositions, and subjects important and solemn.""
Example
More examples"Father Humphrey says, "Anapaestic and amphibrachic verse, being similar in measure and movement, are pleasing to the ear, and well adapted to cheerful and humourous^([sic]) compositions; and sometimes to elegiac compositions, and subjects important and solemn.""
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin amphibrachicus. By surface analysis, amphibrach + -ic.
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