bacchius
[ buh-kahy-uhs, ba- ]
/ bəˈkaɪ əs, bæ- /
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noun, plural bac·chi·i [buh-kahy-ahy ba-]. /bəˈkaɪ aɪ bæ-/. Prosody.
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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Compare antibacchius.
Origin of bacchius
Words nearby bacchius
Bacchanalia, bacchanalian, bacchant, bacchante, Bacchic, bacchius, Bacchus, Bacchylides, bacci-, bacciferous, bacciform
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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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British Dictionary definitions for bacchius
bacchius
/ (bæˈkaɪəs) /
noun plural -chii (-ˈkaɪaɪ)
Word Origin for bacchius
C16: from Latin, from Greek Bakkheios (pous) a Bacchic (foot)
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