tribrach

[ trahy-brak, trib-rak ]

noun

1. Prosody. a foot of three short syllables.

tribrach

¹

/ ˈtrɪbræk /

noun

1. archaeol a three-armed object, esp a flint implement

tribrach

²

/ ˈtrɪb-; ˈtraɪbræk /

noun

1. prosody a metrical foot of three short syllables ( )

Derived Forms

• triˈbrachic, adjective

Other Words From

• tri·brachic adjective
• tri·brachi·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tribrach¹

< Latin tribrachys < Greek tríbrachys, equivalent to tri- tri- + brachýs short; brachy-

Word History and Origins

Origin of tribrach¹

C19: from tri- + Greek brakhiōn arm

Origin of tribrach²

C16: from Latin tribrachys , from Greek tribrakhus , from tri- + brakhus short

Example Sentences

Tribrach, u u u = nŏbŏdy, hastily pronounced.

From Project Gutenberg

Tribrach, a classical foot, ◡ ◡ ◡, 51.

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Classical prosody distinguished several other feet, some of which are occasionally mentioned in treatises on English verse: amphibrach ◡_◡, tribrach ◡◡◡, pyrrhic ◡◡, paeon _◡◡◡, choriamb _◡◡_.

From Project Gutenberg

Juno, meantime, whose feelings were less affected, did not kneel at all; but, like a tribrach, amused herself with chasing a hare which just then crossed one of the forest ridings.

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In the Latin comic writers, Plautus and Terence, great freedom is permitted, and the various equivalents of the Iambus, viz. the Dactyl, Anapaest, Spondee, Tribrach, Proceleusmatic, are freely admitted in any foot except the last.

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