"anceps" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈænsɛps/ Forms: ancipites [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin anceps (literally “double-headed”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|anceps|lit=double-headed}} Latin anceps (literally “double-headed”) Head templates: {{en-noun|ancipites}} anceps (plural ancipites)
  1. (poetry, Greek and Latin meter) A syllable that can be either short or long. Wikipedia link: anceps Categories (topical): Poetry Derived forms: acardiacus anceps, acardius anceps

Inflected forms

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