TRIBRACH


Meaning of TRIBRACH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtrī-ˌbrak ]

noun

Etymology: Latin tribrachys, from Greek, having three short syllables, from tri- + brachys short — more at brief

Date: 1589

: a metrical foot of three short syllables of which two belong to the thesis and one to the arsis

• tri·brach·ic trī-ˈbra-kik adjective

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