Bacchius
From Fresh Dictionary
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Noun
bacchius
- (prosody) A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.
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References
- Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (G & C. Merriam Co., 1913, edited by Noah Porter), ARTFL version at [1]