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bacchius
[ buh-kahy-uhs, ba- ]
noun
, Prosody.
, plural bac·chi·i [b, uh, -, kahy, -ahy, ba-].
- a foot of three syllables that in quantitative meter consists of one short syllable followed by two long ones, and that in accentual meter consists of one unstressed syllable followed by two stressed ones.
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bacchius1
C16: from Latin, from Greek Bakkheios ( pous ) a Bacchic (foot)
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Example Sentences
He scans it as a 'bacchius', consisting of four feet, with the measurement , the last syllable of saeclo seeming to be shortened.
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