diplasic

diplasic
\(ˈ)dī|plā]zik, -la], ]sik\ adjective
Etymology: Greek diplasios twofold (from di- + -plasios -fold) + English -ic — more at fold
in classical prosody : two to one in proportion : having a thesis twice the length of the arsis

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