amphimacer

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noun

A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented or light syllable between two accented or heavy syllables; a cretic.

OriginLatin amphimacrus ← Ancient Greek ἀμφίμακρος →
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Meanings

nounamphimacer (plural amphimacers)

plural amphimacers

  1. A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented or light syllable between two accented or heavy syllables; a cretic.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cretic

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀμφίμακρος“long at both ends”
  2. Latinamphimacrus
  3. Englishamphimacer

From Latin amphimacrus, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίμακρος (amphímakros, “long at both ends”); see amphi-, macro-.

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Translations

Finnish amfimaker, kretikos
  • amfimakermetrical foot
  • kretikosmetrical foot
French amphimacre, crétique
  • amphimacremetrical foot
  • crétiquemetrical foot
German Amphimacer
  • Amphimacermetrical foot
Polish amfimakr, amfimacer
  • amfimakrmetrical foot
  • amfimacermetrical foot
Romanian amfimacru
  • amfimacrumetrical foot
Russian амфима́кр
  • амфима́кр (amfimákr)metrical foot
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APA

amphimacer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amphimacer

MLA

“amphimacer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amphimacer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amphimacer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amphimacer.

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