ˈepə.ˌtrīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: Late Latin epitritos, from Greek, from epitritos 1 1/3, having a ratio of 4:3, having 4 long and 3 short syllables, from epi- + tritos third; akin to Greek treis three — more at three
: a foot in Greek and Latin prosody consisting of three long and one short syllables
• ep·i·trit·ic |epə.|trid.ik adjective