"amphibrachic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: amphibrach + -ic. From Latin amphibrachicus Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|amphibrach|ic}} amphibrach + -ic, {{uder|en|la|amphibrachicus}} Latin amphibrachicus 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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