Associations to the word «Amphibrach»
Wiktionary
AMPHIBRACH, noun. (prosody) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).
AMPHIBRACH, noun. (prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica).
Dictionary definition
AMPHIBRACH, noun. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., `remember').
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.