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71βραχυκαταληκτούντων — βραχυκαταληκτέω ending in a short syllable pres part act masc/neut gen pl (attic epic doric) βραχυκαταληκτέω ending in a short syllable pres imperat act 3rd pl (attic epic doric) …
72βραχυκαταλήκτως — βραχυκατάληκτος ending in a short syllable adverbial βραχυκατάληκτος ending in a short syllable masc/fem acc pl (doric) …
73βραχυκατάληκτον — βραχυκατάληκτος ending in a short syllable masc/fem acc sg βραχυκατάληκτος ending in a short syllable neut nom/voc/acc sg …
74time — [tīm] n. [ME < OE tima, prob. < IE * dī men < base * dā(i) , to part, divide up > TIDE1] I duration; continuance 1. indefinite, unlimited duration in which things are considered as happening in the past, present, or future; every… …
75feminine caesura — noun : a caesura that follows an unstressed or short syllable see epic caesura, lyric caesura * * * Pros. a caesura occurring immediately after an unstressed or short syllable. * * * feminine caesura noun One which does not immediately follow the …
76tro|chee — «TROH kee», noun. 1. a foot or measure in poetry consisting of two syllables, the first accented and the second unaccented or the first long and the second short. Example: “Sing a / song of / sixpence.” 2. a long syllable followed by a short… …
77POETRY — This article is arranged according to the following outline (for modern poetry, see hebrew literature , Modern; see also prosody ): biblical poetry introduction the search for identifiable indicators of biblical poetry the presence of poetry in… …
78Iambi — Iambus I*am bus, n.; pl. L. {Iambi}, E. {Iambuses}. [L. iambus, Gr. ?; prob. akin to ? to throw, assail (the iambus being first used in satiric poetry), and to L. jacere to throw. Cf. {Jet} a shooting forth.] (Pros.) A foot consisting of a short… …
79Iambic — I*am bic, a. [L. iambicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. iambique.] 1. (Pros.) Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to, or composed of,… …
80Iambus — I*am bus, n.; pl. L. {Iambi}, E. {Iambuses}. [L. iambus, Gr. ?; prob. akin to ? to throw, assail (the iambus being first used in satiric poetry), and to L. jacere to throw. Cf. {Jet} a shooting forth.] (Pros.) A foot consisting of a short… …