antibacchius
[ an-ti-buh-kahy-uhs ]
noun,plural an·ti·bac·chi·i [an-ti-buh-kahy-ahy, -kahy-ee]. /ˌæn tɪ bəˈkaɪ aɪ, -ˈkaɪ i/. Prosody.
a foot of three syllables that in quantitative meter consists of two long syllables followed by a short one, and that in accentual meter consists of two stressed syllables followed by an unstressed one.
Origin of antibacchius
1Other words from antibacchius
- an·ti·bac·chic [an-ti-bak-ik], /ˌæn tɪˈbæk ɪk/, adjective
- Compare bacchius.
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