TRIBRACH


Meaning of TRIBRACH in English

[ 'trʌɪbrak , 'trɪ- ]

■ noun Prosody a metrical foot of three short or unstressed syllables.

Derivatives

~ic -'brakɪk adjective

Origin

C16: via L. from Gk tribrakhus , from tri- 'three' + brakhus 'short'.

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