What does "amphimacer" mean?

A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented or light syllable between two accented or heavy syllables; a cretic.

What is a synonym for "amphimacer"?

Common synonyms include: accent, anapest, beat, cadence, caesura, colon.

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A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented or light syllable between two accented or heavy syllables; a cretic.

From Latin amphimacrus, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίμακρος (amphímakros, “long at both ends”); see amphi-, macro-.

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