antibacchius

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ bacchius

Noun

Examples
Blind luck is loved more than hard thinking

antibacchius (plural antibachii)

(poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable.

Derived terms

antibacchic
antibacchial

Translations

metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable

Catalan: antibaqui m
German: Antibacchius (de) m, Palimbacchius (de) m
Portuguese: antibaquio m
Spanish: antibaquio m

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