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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ancient prosody:
- noun A foot consisting of two long syllables followed by a short syllable . Usually called
antibacchius . - noun Less frequently, a foot consisting of a short syllable followed by two long syllables . Now commonly called
bacchius (which see).
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