tribrach

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Noun
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tri=brach

CIDE DICTIONARY

tribrachn. [L. tribrachys, Gr. consisting of three short syllables; (see Tri-) + short.].
     A poetic foot of three short syllables, as, m\'cbl\'ccŭs.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

tribrach, n. Prosody a foot of three short or unstressed syllables.

Derivative
tribrachic adj.
Etymology
L tribrachys f. Gk tribrakhus (as TRI-, brakhus short)

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