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tribrach
[ trahy-brak, trib-rak ]
noun
- Prosody. a foot of three short syllables.
tribrach
1/ ˈtrɪb-; ˈtraɪbræk /
noun
- prosody a metrical foot of three short syllables ( )
tribrach
2/ ˈٰɪæ /
noun
- archaeol a three-armed object, esp a flint implement
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Derived Forms
- ٰˈ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms
- ٰ·i adjective
- ٰ·i· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of tribrach1
C16: from Latin tribrachys , from Greek tribrakhus , from tri- + brakhus short
Origin of tribrach2
C19: from tri- + Greek ō arm
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Example Sentences
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Tribrach, u u u = nŏbŏdy, hastily pronounced.
From
Tribrach, a classical foot, ◡ ◡ ◡, 51.
From
Classical prosody distinguished several other feet, some of which are occasionally mentioned in treatises on English verse: amphibrach ◡_◡, tribrach ◡◡◡, pyrrhic ◡◡, paeon _◡◡◡, choriamb _◡◡_.
From
Juno, meantime, whose feelings were less affected, did not kneel at all; but, like a tribrach, amused herself with chasing a hare which just then crossed one of the forest ridings.
From
Tribrach, 370, 2. tribus, decl.,
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