A metrical foot of three short or unstressed syllables
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tribrachsA metrical foot of three short or unstressed syllables
anapaestsA metrical foot consisting of two short or unstressed syllables followed by one long or stressed syllable
amphibrachsA metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable between two unstressed syllables or (in Greek and Latin) a long syllable between two short syllables
amphibrachA metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable between two unstressed syllables or (in Greek and Latin) a long syllable between two short syllables
dactylin poetry, foot of three syllables, one long followed by two short in quantitative meter, or one stressed followed by two unstressed in accentual meter, as in gently and humanly
dactylsin poetry, foot of three syllables, one long followed by two short in quantitative meter, or one stressed followed by two unstressed in accentual meter, as in gently and humanly
paeonica metrical foot of four syllables, with one long one and three short ones in any order
tribracha metrical foot of three short syllables of which two belong to the thesis and one to the arsis
anapesticfoot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce
anapestsfoot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce
anapestfoot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce
bacchiifoot of three syllables that in quantitative meter consists of one short syllable followed by two long ones, and that in accentual meter consists of one unstressed syllable followed by two stressed ones