antibacchius

[ an-ti-buh-kahy-uhs ]

noun

, Prosody.

, plural an·ti·bac·chi·i [an-ti-b, uh, -, kahy, -ahy, -, kahy, -ee].

1. 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.

Other Words From

• an·ti·bac·chic [an-ti-, bak, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of antibacchius¹

1580–90; < Late Latin < Greek antibákcheios. See anti-, bacchius