dibrach

dibrach
noun
a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables
Syn: ↑pyrrhic
Derivationally related forms: ↑pyrrhic (for: ↑pyrrhic)
Hypernyms: ↑metrical foot, ↑foot, ↑metrical unit

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\\ˈdīˌbrak\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Late Latin dibrachys, adjective, from Greek, from di- + brachys short — more at brief

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/duy"brak/, n. Pros.
pyrrhic1 (def. 3).
[ < L dibrachys < Gk díbrachys a foot of two short syllables, equiv. to di- DI-1 + brachýs short; see BRACHY-]

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dibrach rare.
(ˈdaɪbræk)
[ad. L. dibrachys, ad. Gr. δίβραχυς of two short syllables, f. δι- two + βραχύς short.]
In Gr. and L. prosody: A foot consisting of two short syllables; a pyrrhic.
In mod. Dicts.

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