"cretic" meaning in English

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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 Categories (topical): Prosody
    Sense id: en-cretic-en-adj-PMc5eW-c Disambiguation of Prosody: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 68 32

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: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

Inflected forms

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