About The Word Amphibrach
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Amphibrach
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What's The Definition Of Amphibrach?
[n] a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., `remember')
Synonyms | Synonyms for Amphibrach: Related Terms | Find terms related to Amphibrach: See Also | foot | metrical foot | metrical unit Amphibrach In Webster's Dictionary \Am"phi*brach\ ([a^]m"f[i^]*br[a^]k), n. [L. ?, Gr. ?
short at both ends; 'amfi` + brachy`s short.] (Anc. Pros.)
A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and
last short ([crescent] -- [crescent]); as, h[a^]b[=e]r[e^].
In modern prosody the accented syllable takes the place of
the long and the unaccented of the short; as, pro-phet"ic.
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