Meaning Of The Word Amphibrach

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Amphibrach Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Amphibrach?

amphibrach in American English
a metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of one long syllable between two short ones, or, in English verse, of one accented syllable between two unaccented ones (Ex.: |ĕxplósiŏn|)
noun: a trisyllabic foot, the arrangement of the syllables of which is short, long, short in quantitative meter, or unstressed, stressed, unstressed in accentual meter. Thus, together is an accentual amphibrach

amphibrach in British English
noun: a metrical foot consisting of a long syllable between two short syllables (◡ – ◡)

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