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epitrite

epitrite noun: a metrical foot consisting of three long syllables and one short syllable.

Noun

epitrite (plural epitrites)

  1. (Ancient-Greek, Latin) A metrical foot consisting of three long syllables and one short syllable.

Forms of epitrite

pluralepitrites

Origin of epitrite

Compare French épitrite, Latin epitritus, Ancient Greek ἐπίτριτος (epítritos).

Questions about epitrite

What does epitrite mean?
Epitrite means a metrical foot consisting of three long syllables and one short syllable.
What part of speech is epitrite?
Epitrite is a noun.
What is the plural of epitrite?
The plural of epitrite is epitrites.

Words near epitrite in the dictionary

  1. epitranscriptomic
  2. epitranscriptomics
  3. epitrichia
  4. epitrichial
  5. epitrichium
  6. epitrite
  7. epitrites
  8. epitrochasm
  9. epitrochlea
  10. epitrochlear
  11. epitrochlearis

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