amphibrach

Pronunciation: /ˈam.fɪ.bɹak/

The English word “amphibrach” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

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).

From Latin amphibrachys, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβραχυς (amphíbrakhus, “short at both ends”), from ἀμφί (amphí) + βραχύς (brakhús, “short”).

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