antibacchius

[an-ti-buh-kahy-uhs]

noun

Prosody.

plural

antibacchii 

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 Word Forms

• antibacchic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of antibacchius¹

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

Example Sentences

Antibacchius, u - = thĕ Lōrd Gōd.

From Project Gutenberg

The tribrachus all his three parts swiftly: the antibacchius his two first partes slowly, his last & third swiftly: the amphimacer, his first & last part slowly & his middle part swiftly: the amphibracus his first and last parts swiftly but his midle part slowly, & so of others by like proportion.

From Project Gutenberg

Antibacchius, u ' ' = the Lo'rd Go'd.

From Project Gutenberg