tribrach

[trahy-brak, trib-rak]

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noun

Prosody.��a foot of three short syllables.

tribrach

/ ˈtrɪb-, ˈtraɪbræk /

noun

prosody a metrical foot of three short syllables ( )

tribrach

/ ˈ�ٰ�ɪ��æ�� /

noun

archaeol a three-armed object, esp a flint implement

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Other Word Forms

tribrachic adjective
tribrachial adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tribrach¹

< Latin tribrachys < Greek �ٰ�í��, equivalent to tri- tri- + ��ý�� short; brachy-

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Word 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.,

From

triboluminescence tribromide

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