cretic

British  

/ ˈkriːtɪk /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of cretic

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

Example Sentences

Trochaic Stesichian, consisting of six feet—choreus or spondee, a dactyl, a cretic, a choreus or spondee, a dactyl, and lastly a choreus.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John

They are likewise of opinion, that it is equally proper at the end; where, in my opinion, the cretic deserves the preference.

From Cicero's Brutus or History of Famous Orators; also His Orator, or Accomplished Speaker. by Jones, E.

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

On the other hand, cretic and trochaic metres, from their affinity to the old Saturnian, came most easily to the early dramatists, and are largely employed by Plautus to express lively emotion.

From The Roman Poets of the Republic by Sellar, W. Y.

They were sung to a musical accompaniment, and were composed chiefly in bacchiac, anapaestic, or cretic metres, rapidly interchanging with trochaic lines.

From The Roman Poets of the Republic by Sellar, W. Y.