antibacchius

antibacchius

(ˌæntɪbæˈkaɪəs) n (Poetry) prosody a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, of which the first two are long and the third is short

antibacchius

1. (in quantitative meter) two long syllables followed by a short.
2. (in accented meter) two stressed syllables followed by an unstressed. Cf. bacchius. — antibacchic, adj.
See also: Verse