Dictionary - Definition of ANTIBACCHIUS


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A foot of three syllables, the first two long, and the last short (#).[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "Antibacchius" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Antibacchius \An`ti*bac*chi"us\, noun. [Latin expression, from the Greek expression. See Bacchius.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: ANTIBACCHIUS

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] In poetry, a foot of three syllables, the two first long and the last short, as ambire; opposed to the bacchius, in which the first syllable is short and the two last long. This foot is supposed to be so named from its use in hymns to Bacchus. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
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Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A foot of three syllables, the first two long, and the last short (#).[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "ANTIBACCHIUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Antibacchius \An`ti*bac*chi"us\, noun. [Latin expression, from the Greek expression. See Bacchius.]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] In poetry, a foot of three syllables, the two first long and the last short, as ambire; opposed to the bacchius, in which the first syllable is short and the two last long. This foot is supposed to be so named from its use in hymns to Bacchus. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top