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anceps

/ˈænsɛps/

anceps noun: a syllable that can be either short or long.

Noun

anceps (plural ancipites)

  1. (Greek and Latin meter) A syllable that can be either short or long.

Forms of anceps

pluralancipites

Origin of anceps

Borrowed from Latin anceps (literally “double-headed”).

Words formed from anceps

Phrases with anceps

Questions about anceps

What does anceps mean?
Anceps means a syllable that can be either short or long.
What part of speech is anceps?
Anceps is a noun.
How do you pronounce anceps?
Anceps is pronounced /ˈænsɛps/.
What is the plural of anceps?
The plural of anceps is ancipites.

Words near anceps in the dictionary

  1. Ancaster stones
  2. ANCC
  3. Ancell
  4. Ancells
  5. Ancenis
  6. anceps
  7. ancestim
  8. ancestor
  9. Ancestor Night
  10. ancestor spirit
  11. ancestor spirits

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