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101amphibrach — n. metrical foot of one short, one long and one short syllable …
102ep|i|trite — «EHP uh tryt», noun. a foot of verse consisting of three long syllables and one short one, called first, second, third, or fourth epitrite, according as the short syllable is the first, second, third, or fourth. ╂[< Latin epitritos < Greek… …
103Cretic — Cre tic (kr[=e] t[i^]k), n. [L. Creticus (sc. pes foot), Gr. Kritiko s (sc. poy s foot), prop., a Cretan (metrical) foot.] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.) A poetic foot, composed of one short syllable between two long ones ( [crescent] ). Bentley. [1913… …
104mora — noun (plural morae or moras) Etymology: Latin, delay; akin to Old Irish maraid it lasts Date: 1832 the minimal unit of measure in quantitative verse equivalent to the time of an average short syllable …
105Brevis — may refer to: *A short syllable in Greek or Latin poetry *A Greco Roman goddess also known as Fortuna or Tyche *A musical note shorter than a longa in mensural notation; also called a breve or, in modern parlance, a double whole note …
106feminine caesura — Pros. a caesura occurring immediately after an unstressed or short syllable. * * * …
107anaclasis — noun a) The substitution of a long for a short syllable (or vice versa) to break up the rhythm of a poem b) reflection or refraction of light or …
108trochee — 1580s, from Fr. trochée, from L. trochaeus a trochee, from Gk. trokhaios (pous), lit. a running, spinning (foot), from trekhein to run (see TRUCKLE (Cf. truckle) (n.)). As a metrical foot, a long followed by a short syllable, or an accented… …
109ectases — n. extension of a short syllable, expansion …
110ectasis — n. extension of a short syllable, expansion …
