CRETIC


Meaning of CRETIC in English

[ 'kri:tɪk ]

■ noun Prosody a metrical foot containing one short or unstressed syllable between two long or stressed ones.

Origin

C16: from L. Creticus , from Gk Krētikos 'of Crete'.

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