Amphibrach
Pronunciation : Am"phi*brach
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. (Anc. Pros.)
Definition : Defn: A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short (as, h. In modern prosody the accented syllable takes the place of the long and the unaccented of the short; as, pro-phet''ic.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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