What is a metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short called?
bacchius — A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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