am|phim|a|cer

am|phim|a|cer: am|phim|a|cer «am FIHM uh suhr», noun.

a foot of three syllables: a) (in quantitative meter, as Greek or Latin) a long, short, and long, such as in cāritās. b) (in modern or accentual meter) an accented, unaccented, and accented, such as in hu´mankind´.

╂[< Latin amphimacrus < Greek amphímakros (literally) long at both ends < amphi- both + makrós long]

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phim — am·phim·a·cer; ser·a·phim; xe·ra·phim; … English syllables
amphimacer — am·phim·a·cer … English syllables
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
Am — Am; am·a·crine; am·adel·phous; am·a·dou; am·a·lek·ite; am·al·ri·cian; am·an·din; am·a·ni·ta; am·a·nous; am·a·ra; am·a·ranth; am·a·ran·tha·ce·ae; am·a·ran·thine; am·a·ran·thus; am·a·ran·tite; am·a·relle; am·a·ril·lite; am·a·roid; am·a·roi·dal;… … English syllables
Amphimacer — Am*phim a*cer, n. [L. amphimacru?, Gr. ?; ? on both sides + ? long.] (Anc. Pros.) A foot of three syllables, the middle one short and the others long, as in c[=a]st?t[=a]s. Andrews. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amphimacer — am•phim•a•cer [[t]æmˈfɪm ə sər[/t]] n. pro a trisyllabic metrical foot whose syllables are long, short, long in quantitative meter, and stressed, unstressed, stressed in accentual meter • Etymology: 1580–90; < L amphimacrus < Gk amphímakros … From formal English to slang

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