"amphibrachic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin amphibrachicus. By surface analysis, amphibrach + -ic. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|amphibrachicus}} Learned borrowing from Latin amphibrachicus, {{surf|en|amphibrach|-ic}} By surface analysis, amphibrach + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} amphibrachic (not comparable)
  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. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: amphibrachically Translations (consisting of amphibrachs): amfibraĥa (Esperanto), amfibrachiczny (Polish), anfíbraco (Portuguese), anfibráquico (Portuguese)
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