amphibrach
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.
Origin of amphibrach
1Other words from amphibrach
- am·phi·brach·ic, adjective
Words Nearby amphibrach
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How to use amphibrach in a sentence
Similarly, such a word as alighted, in which a strong syllable is situated between two weak ones, may be called an 'amphibrach.'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) -- Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes | Geoffrey ChaucerThe amphibrach plays a highly important part in English verse, though it is usual not to mention it at all.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) -- Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes | Geoffrey ChaucerThe amphibrach is a foot of three syllables, the first and third short, and the second long.
Dissertation on the English Language | Noah Webster, Jr.But these lines are of the high burlesque kind, and in this stile the amphibrach closes lines with great beauty.
Dissertation on the English Language | Noah Webster, Jr.Similarly, the symbol means a trochee; and the symbol means an amphibrach.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) -- Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes | Geoffrey Chaucer
British Dictionary definitions for amphibrach
/ (ˈæmfɪˌbræk) /
prosody a metrical foot consisting of a long syllable between two short syllables (◡ – ◡): Compare cretic
Origin of amphibrach
1Derived forms of amphibrach
- amphibrachic, adjective
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