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91amphimacer — [am fim′ə sər] n. [< L amphimacrus < Gr amphimakros, lit., long at both ends < amphi , AMPHI + makros, long: see MACRO ] a metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of one short syllable between two long ones, or, in English… …
92arsis — [är′sis] n. pl. arses [är′sēz΄] [LL < Gr, a lifting up, omission < airein, to lift, raise up] 1. in classical Greek poetry, the short syllable or syllables of a foot 2. in later poetry, the long or accented syllable of a foot 3. Music the… …
93iamb — [ī′amb΄, īam΄] n. [Fr iambe < L iambus < Gr iambos] a metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of one short syllable followed by one long one, or, as in English verse, of one unaccented syllable followed by one accented one (Ex …
94amphimacer — amˈfiməsə(r), ˈamfəˌmās noun ( s) Etymology: Latin amphimacrus, from Greek amphimakros, literally, long at both ends, from amphi + makros long more at meager : a trisyllabic foot consisting of a short syllable between two long syllables in… …
95scan|sion — «SKAN shuhn», noun. the marking off of lines of poetry into feet; scanning. The marks for scansion are – or ´ for a long or stressed syllable, ˘ for a short syllable, / for a foot division, and for a pause. Example: and firéd / th shót / heărd… …
96Correption — In Latin and Greek poetry, correption is the shortening of a long vowel at the end of one word before a short vowel at the beginning of the next. Vowels next to each other in neighboring words are in hiatus. Homer uses correption in dactylic… …
97Bacchii — Bacchius Bac*chi us, n.; pl. {Bacchii} . [L. Bacchius pes, Gr. o Bakchei^os (sc. poy s foot).] (Pros.) A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short. [1913 Webster] …
98Bacchius — Bac*chi us, n.; pl. {Bacchii} . [L. Bacchius pes, Gr. o Bakchei^os (sc. poy s foot).] (Pros.) A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short. [1913 Webster] …
99Agent (The Matrix) — From left to right: Agents Brown, Smith, and Jones Agents are a group of characters in the Matrix series. They are sentient computer programs, displaying high level Artificial Intelligence, and are representatives, or Agents , of the main… …
100bacchius — noun A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short …
