cretic

British

/ ˈkriːtɪk /

noun

Also called: amphimacer. prosody a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first long, the second short, and the third long ( ) Compare amphibrach

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Etymology

Origin of cretic

C16: from Latin crēticus consisting of the amphimacer, literally: Cretan, from Greek krētikos, from Krētē _Crete

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