antibacchius

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ bacchius

Noun

antibacchius (plural antibachii)

1. (poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable, as in "Blind luck is / loved more than / hard thinking".

Derived terms

• antibacchic, antibacchial

Translations

metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable

• Catalan: antibaqui m
• Portuguese: antibaquio m
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• Spanish: antibaquio m