dodrans
noun
do·drans
ˈdōˌdranz
plural dodrantes
dōˈdran‧ˌtēz
: a unit of six syllables in Greek and Latin prosody of which either the last four or the first four form a choriambus and the other two are of indeterminate quantity —symbol (oo–˘˘– or –˘˘–oo)
Word History
Etymology
Latin, three quarters of an as, three quarters, alteration of (assumed) dequadrans, from de from + quadrans quarter of an as, quarter