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Meaning of amphibrach | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈam.fɪ.bɹak/

Definitions

  1. A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).
  2. 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.

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