SEMIPED

Etymology

Noun

semiped (plural semipeds)

(poetry) Half of a metrical foot.

Anagrams

• impedes, impeeds

Source: Wiktionary


Sem"i*ped, n. Etym: [L. semipes, semipedis; pref. semi- half + pes, pedis, a foot.] (Pros.)

Definition: A half foot in poetry.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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