amphimacer

English

Etymology

From Latin amphimacrus, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίμακρος (amphímakros, “long at both ends”); see amphi-, macro-.

Noun

amphimacer (plural amphimacers)

  1. A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented or light syllable between two accented or heavy syllables; a cretic.

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