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cretic meaning in Sanskrit

रेफ repha

/ˈkɹiː.tɪk/

cretic in Sanskrit: रेफ (repha). In English, cretic means using or relating to a metrical pattern of poetry where each foot is composed of three syllables, the first and third of which are stressed and the second of which is unstressed.

Sanskrit words for cretic

a cretic
रेफ repha

English meaning of cretic

  1. adjective Using or relating to a metrical pattern of poetry where each foot is composed of three syllables, the first and third of which are stressed and the second of which is unstressed.
  2. noun A metrical foot of this kind.

Full definition of cretic

cretic in a sentence

  • The cretic pattern is very rare in English poetry.

Synonyms of cretic

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Questions about cretic in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of cretic in Sanskrit?
Cretic in Sanskrit is रेफ (repha).
cretic इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Cretic: रेफ (repha).
What does cretic mean in English?
Cretic means using or relating to a metrical pattern of poetry where each foot is composed of three syllables, the first and third of which are stressed and the second of which is unstressed.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “cretic”: रेफ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: cretic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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