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amphimacer

amphimacer noun: a metrical foot consisting of an unaccented or light syllable between two accented or heavy syllables; a cretic.

Noun

amphimacer (plural amphimacers)

  1. A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented or light syllable between two accented or heavy syllables; a cretic.

Forms of amphimacer

pluralamphimacers

Origin of amphimacer

From Latin amphimacrus, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίμακρος (amphímakros, “long at both ends”); see amphi-, macro-.

Questions about amphimacer

What does amphimacer mean?
Amphimacer means a metrical foot consisting of an unaccented or light syllable between two accented or heavy syllables; a cretic.
What part of speech is amphimacer?
Amphimacer is a noun.
What is the plural of amphimacer?
The plural of amphimacer is amphimacers.

Words near amphimacer in the dictionary

  1. amphilinids
  2. amphilochid
  3. amphilochids
  4. amphilogies
  5. amphilogy
  6. amphimacer
  7. amphimacers
  8. amphimeriasis
  9. amphimict
  10. amphimictic
  11. amphimictically

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