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amphibrachs

UK/ˈam.fɪ.bɹaks/

amphibrachs is the plural of amphibrach.

Meaning of amphibrach

Noun

amphibrach (plural amphibrachs)

  1. A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).
  2. A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica).
    • Then Banoffsky launched into Glinka's great amphibrachs [...]: Subside, agitation of passion!1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin 2011, page 322

Questions about amphibrachs

What is amphibrachs the plural of?
Amphibrachs is the plural of amphibrach.
How do you pronounce amphibrachs?
Amphibrachs is pronounced /ˈam.fɪ.bɹaks/ (UK).

Words near amphibrachs in the dictionary

  1. amphiboly
  2. amphiboreal
  3. amphibrach
  4. amphibrachic
  5. amphibrachically
  6. amphibrachs
  7. amphibs
  8. amphicarpic
  9. amphicarpous
  10. amphicarpy
  11. amphicelous

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