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amphimacer|æmˈfɪməsə(r)|
[ad. L. amphimacrus, a. Gr. ἀµϕίµακρος long at both ends, subst. the foot so called; f. ἀµϕί on both sides + µακρός long. Cf. Fr. amphimacre.]
In Greek and Latin prosody, a foot consisting of a short between two long syllables, as cārĭtās. Sometimes applied in modern prosody to words like multitude, runaway.
1589Puttenham Eng. Poesie (Arb.) 134 For your amphimacer that is a long a short and a long ye haue these wordes and many moe [éxcellént] [īmĭnēnt]. 1807Coleridge, Fīrst ănd lāst bēĭng lōng, mīddlĕ shōrt, Amphĭmācer Strīkes hĭs thūndērĭng hōofs līke ă prōud hīgh brĕd rācer. 1869Max Müller Rig Veda I. 190 Who is meant by asmân, which is here used as an amphimacer? |