Pronunciation: ' am(p)-f ə - ˌ brak
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin amphibrachys, from Greek, literally, short at both ends, from amphi- + brachys short ― more at BRIEF
Date: 1858
: a metrical foot consisting of a long syllable between two short syllables in quantitative verse or of a stressed syllable between two unstressed syllables in accentual verse < romantic is an accentual amphibrach >
– am · phi · brach · ic \ ˌ am(p)-f ə - ' bra-kik \ adjective