tetrabrach

American

[te-truh-brak] / ˈtɛ trəˌbræk /

noun

Classical Prosody.

a metrical foot or word of four short syllables.

tetrabrach British

/ ˈtɛtrəˌbræk /

noun

(in classical prosody) a word or metrical foot composed of four short syllables ( )

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Etymology

Origin of tetrabrach

< Greek tetrábrachys having four short syllables. See tetra-, brachy-

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