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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