Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [an-ti-buh-kahy-uh s]
- /ˌæn tɪ bəˈkaɪ əs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [an-ti-buh-kahy-uh s]
- /ˌæn tɪ bəˈkaɪ əs/
Definitions of antibacchius word
- noun antibacchius a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, of which the first two are long and the third is short 3
- noun plural antibacchius a foot of three syllables that in quantitative meter consists of two long syllables followed by a short one, and that in accentual meter consists of two stressed syllables followed by an unstressed one. 1
- noun antibacchius (poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable, as in "Blind luck is / loved more than / hard thinking". 0
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Origin of antibacchius
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Late Latin < Greek antibákcheios. See anti-, bacchius
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Parts of speech for Antibacchius
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
antibacchius popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
antibacchius usage trend in Literature
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