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amphibrach

am·phi·brach
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [am-fuh-brak]
    • /ˈæm fəˌbræk/
    • /amfˈɪbrak/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [am-fuh-brak]
    • /ˈæm fəˌbræk/

Definitions of amphibrach word

  • noun amphibrach a metrical foot consisting of a long syllable between two short syllables (◡ – ◡) 3
  • noun amphibrach a metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of one long syllable between two short ones, or, in English verse, of one accented syllable between two unaccented ones (Ex.: |ĕxplósiŏn|) 3
  • noun amphibrach a trisyllabic foot, the arrangement of the syllables of which is short, long, short in quantitative meter, or unstressed, stressed, unstressed in accentual meter. Thus, together is an accentual amphibrach. 1
  • noun amphibrach A metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable between two unstressed syllables or (in Greek and Latin) a long syllable between two short syllables. 1
  • noun amphibrach (prosody) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta). 0
  • noun amphibrach (prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica). 0
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Origin of amphibrach

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Latin amphibrachus < Greek amphíbrachys short before and after (amphi- amphi- + brachýs short); cf. amphimacer

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Parts of speech for Amphibrach

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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amphibrach popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • amphimacer

    a metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of one short syllable between two long ones, or, in English verse, of one unaccented syllable between two accented ones (Ex.: | hésĭtáte |)
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