dibrach
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dibrach
< Latin dibrachys < Greek díbrachys a foot of two short syllables, equivalent to di- di- 1 + brachýs short; brachy-
Example Sentences
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It may be worth while to give some correct examples in English of the principle metrical feet:— Pyrrhic or Dibrach, u u = bŏdy, spĭrĭt.
From Project Gutenberg
“And yēt,” is a complete iambus; but anyet is, like spirit, a dibrach u u, trocheized, however, by the arsis or first accent damping, though not extinguishing, the second.
From Project Gutenberg
It may be worth while to give some correct examples in English of the principal metrical feet:— Pyrrhic or Dibrach, u u =body, spirit.
From Project Gutenberg
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