"cretic" meaning in English

See cretic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkɹiː.tɪk/
Etymology: From Latin creticus, "of Crete, Cretan", from Latin Creta, "Crete". Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|creticus}} Latin creticus, {{der|en|la|Creta}} Latin Creta Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} cretic (not comparable)
  1. Using or relating to a metrical pattern of poetry where each foot is composed of three syllables, the first and third of which are stressed and the second is unstressed. This pattern is very rare in English poetry. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-cretic-en-adj-PMc5eW-c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹiː.tɪk/ Forms: cretics [plural]
Etymology: From Latin creticus, "of Crete, Cretan", from Latin Creta, "Crete". Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|creticus}} Latin creticus, {{der|en|la|Creta}} Latin Creta Head templates: {{en-noun}} cretic (plural cretics)
  1. A verse of this kind. Categories (topical): Prosody Synonyms: amphimacer Translations (Translations): (pēs) Crēticus/crēticus (Latin), Crēs (Latin), amfimakr [masculine] (Polish), amfimacer [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-cretic-en-noun-xPeLvWnO Disambiguation of Prosody: 42 58 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 35 65

Inflected forms

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