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CRETIC
Etymology
Adjective
cretic (not comparable)
Using or relating to a metrical pattern of poetry where each foot is composed of three syllables, the first and third of which are stressed and the second is unstressed. This pattern is very rare in English poetry.
Noun
cretic (plural cretics)
A verse of this kind.
Synonyms
• amphimacer
Anagrams
• ticcer
Source: Wiktionary
Cre"tic (kr"tk), n. Etym: [L. Creticus (sc. pes foot), Gr. (Gr. & Lat. Pros.)
Definition: A poetic foot, composed of one short syllable between two long ones (-Bentley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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