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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [buh-kahy-uh s, ba-]
- /bəˈkaɪ əs, bæ-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [buh-kahy-uh s, ba-]
- /bəˈkaɪ əs, bæ-/
Definitions of bacchius word
- noun bacchius a metrical foot of one short syllable followed by two long ones (◡ – –) 3
- noun plural bacchius a foot 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. 1
- noun bacchius (prosody) A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short. 1
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Origin of bacchius
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Latin < Greek Bakkheîos (poús) (foot) of Bacchus
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Parts of speech for Bacchius
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bacchius popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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