"bacchius" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbækiəs/ Forms: bacchii [plural]
Etymology: So called because used in hymns to Bacchus. Head templates: {{en-noun|bacchii}} bacchius (plural bacchii)
  1. (prosody) A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short. Categories (topical): Prosody Related terms: antibacchius, bacchic, palimbacchius

Inflected forms

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