penthemimer
noun
pen·the·mim·er
ˌpen(t)thəˈmimə(r)
plural -s
: a group of five half feet in Greek and Latin prosody : a catalectic colon of two and a half feet
penthemimeral adjective
¦⸗⸗¦mimərəl
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin penthemimeres, penthemimeris, from Greek penthēmimerēs, from penta- + hēmimerēs halved, from hēmi- hemi- + meros part
- more in sorrow than in anger
- more like
- more like it
- more needles
- more of
- more of the same
- more often than not
- more or less
- more oriole
- more power to someone
- more power to someone's elbow
- more suo
- more than
- more than a little
- more than a match for
- more than a passing acquaintance with
- more than anything
- more than just a pretty face
- more than likely
- more than meets the eye
- more than one pair of hands
- more than someone can shake a stick at
- more than the sum of its parts
- more to the point
- more's the pity