- dibrach
- di·brach
English syllables. 2014.
dibrach
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dibrach — n. (Prosody) a foot of two short (unstressed unstressed) syllables. Syn: pyrrhic. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dibrach — noun a metrical unit with unstressed unstressed syllables • Syn: ↑pyrrhic • Derivationally related forms: ↑pyrrhic (for: ↑pyrrhic) • Hypernyms: ↑metrical foot, ↑foot … Useful english dictionary
dibrach — /duy brak/, n. Pros. pyrrhic1 (def. 3). [ < L dibrachys < Gk díbrachys a foot of two short syllables, equiv. to di DI 1 + brachýs short; see BRACHY ] * * * … Universalium
Pyrrhic — For other uses, see Pyrrhichios (ancient war dance), Pyrrhus of Epirus, Pyrrhic victory, and Pyrrha. Metrical feet Disyllables ˘ ˘ pyrrhus, dibrach … Wikipedia
Trochee — Metrical feet Disyllables ˘ ˘ pyrrhus, dibrach ˘ ¯ iamb … Wikipedia
Foot (prosody) — The foot is the basic metrical unit that generates a line of verse in most Western traditions of poetry, including English accentual syllabic verse and the quantitative meter of classical ancient Greek and Latin poetry. The unit is composed of… … Wikipedia
Dactyl (poetry) — Metrical feet Disyllables ˘ ˘ pyrrhus, dibrach ˘ ¯ iamb … Wikipedia
List of literary terms — The following is a list of literary terms; that is, those words used in discussion, classification, criticism, and analysis of literature.: See also: Glossary of poetry terms, Literary criticism, Literary theory CompactTOC8 name=Contents… … Wikipedia
Molossus (poetry) — Metrical feet Disyllables ˘ ˘ pyrrhus, dibrach ˘ ¯ iamb … Wikipedia
Glossary of poetry terms — This is a glossary of poetry terminology.Measures of verseTypes of metreBelow, short/long definitions of a syllable of classical languages correspond to unstressed/stressed of English language.* Amphibrach: short long short * Amphimacer or cretic … Wikipedia
