cretic

/ ˈkriːtɪk /

noun

1. See amphibrach
   prosody a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first long, the second short, and the third long ( ) Also calledamphimacer Compare amphibrach

Word History and Origins

Origin of cretic¹

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

Example Sentences

The metre is dochmiac, each dochmius consisting of an iambus followed by a cretic, .

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Cicero preferred the cretic – ∪ – which he says is the metrical equivalent of the paean.

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Yes, to the Cretic, which left dock the very night in which we are so deeply interested.

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The Kaiser supplied him with these figures, just as the Cretic approached Morocco.

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