Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amphibrachic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: am-phi-brachic
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Consisting of amphibrachs, metrical feet consisting of either a long syllable between two that are short, or an accented syllable between two that are not accented.

Example Sentences

"Father Humphrey says, "Anapaestic and amphibrachic verse, being similar in measure and movement, are pleasing to the ear, and well adapted to cheerful and humourous^([sic]) compositions; and sometimes to elegiac compositions, and subjects important and solemn.""
"[…]she will grow up to have long hair, a knack for the violin, an anonymous male admirer who writes her love poetry in amphibrachic tetrameter, and a son who dies in battle[…]."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin amphibrachicus. By surface analysis, amphibrach + -ic.

Derived Forms

amphibrachically

Questions

What does amphibrachic mean?: Consisting of amphibrachs, metrical feet consisting of either a long syllable between two that are short, or an accented syllable between two that are not accented.
Where does amphibrachic come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin amphibrachicus. By surface analysis, amphibrach + -ic.

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