foot of three short syllables
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tribrachfoot of three short syllables
tribrachsA metrical foot of three short or unstressed syllables
paeonfoot of one long and three short syllables in any order
paeonsfoot of one long and three short syllables in any order
amphibracha foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short
amphibrachsAMPHIBRACH, a foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short
amphimacera foot of three syllables, the middle one short and the others long, as in cast/tas
amphimacersAMPHIMACER, a foot of three syllables, the middle one short and the others long, as in cast/tas
paeonica metrical foot of four syllables, with one long one and three short ones in any order
amphibrachicof or like an amphibrach, a foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short
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
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
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
ANAPESTFoot of three syllables.
ANAPESTMetrical foot of three syllables.
ANAPAESTMetrical foot of three syllables.
ANAPESTSMetrical foot of three syllables
molossusa metrical foot of three long syllables
molossiMOLOSSUS, a metrical foot of three long syllables
trisyllableA word or metrical foot of three syllables
trisyllablesA word or metrical foot of three syllables
proceleusmaticsPROCELEUSMATIC, a metrical foot of four short syllables
pyrrhicsA metrical foot of two short or unaccented syllables
proceleusmaticinciting; encouraging; exhorting / a metrical foot of four short syllables
tetrabrachin classical prosody, a word or metrical foot composed of four short syllables
tetrabrachsTETRABRACH, in classical prosody, a word or metrical foot composed of four short syllables
choriambfoot of four syllables, two short between two long or two unstressed between two stressed
antibacchius(Latin) a foot of two long (or stressed) syllables followed by a short (or unstressed) one
antibacchiiANTIBACCHIUS, (Latin) a foot of two long (or stressed) syllables followed by a short (or unstressed) one
anapaestsA metrical foot consisting of two short or unstressed syllables followed by one long or stressed syllable
trocheesfoot of two syllables, a long followed by a short in quantitative meter, or a stressed followed by an unstressed in accentual meter
trocheefoot of two syllables, a long followed by a short in quantitative meter, or a stressed followed by an unstressed in accentual meter
amphibrachA metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable between two unstressed syllables or (in Greek and Latin) a long syllable between two short syllables
amphibrachsA metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable between two unstressed syllables or (in Greek and Latin) a long syllable between two short syllables
cretictrisyllabic foot, the arrangement of the syllables of which is long, short, long in quantitative meter, or stressed, unstressed, stressed in accentual meter, as anodyne, an accentual amphimacer
ionicnoting or employing a foot consisting either of two long followed by two short syllables (greater Ionic), or of two short followed by two long syllables (lesser Ionic)