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BACCHIUS
Etymology
So called because used in hymns to Bacchus.
Noun
bacchius (plural bacchii)
(prosody) A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.
Source: Wiktionary
Bac*chi"us, n.; pl. Bacchii. Etym: [L. Bacchius pes, Gr. (Pros.)
Definition: A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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