˘
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Translingual[edit]
Symbol[edit]
˘
- (poetry) Used to mark a short/unstressed syllable in a metrical foot or verse: e.g. ⟨˘ˉ⟩ iamb, ⟨ˉ˘⟩ trochee, ⟨˘˘⟩ pyrrhic. Also placed over vowel letters: see ⟨◌̆⟩.
See also[edit]
- ⟨ˉ⟩ (long syllable)