am|phi|brach

am|phi|brach
am|phi|brach «AM fuh brak», noun.
a foot of three syllables: a) (in quantitative meter, as Greek or Latin) a short, long, and short, such as in ămātă. b) (in modern or accentual meter) an unaccented, accented, and unaccented, such as in amus´ing.
[< Latin amphibrachus < Greek amphíbrachys short at both ends < amphi- both + brachýs short]

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