Word Study
cretan |
cretan dittany |
crete |
crete dittany |
cretian |
cretic
| creticism
| cretin
| cretinism
| cretinous
| cretism
cretic
CIDE DICTIONARY
cretic, n. [L. Creticus (sc. pes foot), Gr. Kritiko`s (sc. poy`s foot), prop., a Cretan (metrical) foot.].
A poetic foot, composed of one short syllable between two long ones (- Bentley. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cretic, n. Prosody a foot containing one short or unstressed syllable between two long or stressed ones.
Etymology
L Creticus f. Gk Kretikos (as CRETAN)
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