Associations to the word «Amphibrach»
Wiktionary
AMPHIBRACH, noun. (prosody) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).
AMPHIBRACH, noun. (prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica).
Dictionary definition
AMPHIBRACH, noun. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., `remember').
Wise words
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the circumstances and time in which
it is used.