Meaning of amphibrach | Babel Free
/ˈam.fɪ.bɹak/Definitions
- A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).
- A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica).
Equivalents
Français
amphibraque
Italiano
anfibraco
Nederlands
amfibrachys
Polski
amfibrach
Português
anfíbraco
Русский
амфибрахий
Examples
“Then Banoffsky launched into Glinka's great amphibrachs [...]: Subside, agitation of passion!”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.