Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [am-fim-uh-ser]
- /æmˈfɪm ə sər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [am-fim-uh-ser]
- /æmˈfɪm ə sər/
Definitions of cretic word
- noun cretic a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first long, the second short, and the third long (– ◡ –) 3
- noun cretic a trisyllabic foot, the arrangement of the syllables of which is long, short, long in quantitative meter, or stressed, unstressed, stressed in accentual meter, as anodyne, an accentual amphimacer. 1
- noun cretic A metrical foot containing one short or unstressed syllable between two long or stressed ones. 1
- noun cretic A verse of this kind. 0
- adjective cretic Using or relating to a metrical pattern of poetry where each foot is composed of three syllables, the first and third of which are stressed and the second is unstressed. This pattern is very rare in English poetry. 0
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Origin of cretic
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Latin amphimacrus < Greek amphímakros long at both ends. See amphi-, macro-; cf. amphibrach
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Parts of speech for Cretic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cretic popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% 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.
cretic usage trend in Literature
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