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What is the noun for amphibrachs?

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amphibrach
  1. (prosody) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).
  2. (prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica).
  3. Examples:
    1. “The amphibrach is a foot of three syllables, the first and third short, and the second long.”
      “The amphibrach plays a highly important part in English verse, though it is usual not to mention it at all.”
      “But these lines are of the high burlesque kind, and in this stile the amphibrach closes lines with great beauty.”
amphibrachs
  1. plural of amphibrach
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