amphibrach noun. ['amfɪbrak] Orig. in Latin form amphibrachus, amphibrachys. L16.
[Latin amphibrachys (later -us) from Greek amphibrakhus short at both ends, formed as AMPHI- + brakhus short.]
Prosody (orig. Classical Prosody). A foot consisting of one long syllable between two short syllables or (in English etc.) one stressed syllable between two unstressed syllables.

■ amphi'brachic adjective E19.

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