amphibrach

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., `remember')

From Latin amphibrachys, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβραχυς (amphíbrakhus, “short at both ends”), from ἀμφί (amphí) + βραχύς (brakhús, “short”).

The Amphibrach has the first and last syllables unaccented and the middle one accented: as, "Oë'r-whelmïng, transported, ecstatic, delightful, àccéptëd, àddrëssës." — The Comic English Grammar: A New And Facetious Introduction To The English Tongue, Percival Leigh

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