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antibacchius

an·ti·bac·chi·us
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-ti-buh-kahy-uh s]
    • /ˌæn tɪ bəˈkaɪ əs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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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