bacchius
bacchius
(bæˈkaɪəs)n, pl -chii (-ˈkaɪaɪ)
(Poetry) prosody a metrical foot of one short syllable followed by two long ones (˘¯¯). Compare dactyl
[C16: from Latin, from Greek Bakkheios (pous) a Bacchic (foot)]
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bacchius
1. (in quantitative meter) a short syllable followed by two long.
2. (in accented meter) an unstressed syllable followed by two stressed. Cf. antibacchius. — bacchic, adj.
See also: Verse2. (in accented meter) an unstressed syllable followed by two stressed. Cf. antibacchius. — bacchic, adj.
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