HEMIEPES


Meaning of HEMIEPES in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˈe(ˌ)pēz noun

( plural hemiepe )

Etymology: Late Latin, from Late Greek hēmiepes, from Greek hēmi- hemi- (I) + -epes (neuter of -epēs, from epos verse, line, word) — more at voice

: a dactylic tripody having a spondaic third foot or lacking the two short syllables of the third foot

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