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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