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Webster 1913 Edition
Epitrite
Ep′i-trite
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] containing an integer and one third (i. e., 4⁄3, or in the ratio of 4 to 3);
ἐπί
upon, over + [GREEK] the third: cf. L. epitritos
, F. épitrite
.] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.)
A foot consisting of three long syllables and one short syllable.
☞ It is so called from being compounded of a spondee (which contains 4 times) with an iambus or a trochee (which contains 3 times). It is called 1st, 2d, 3d, or 4th epitrite according as the short syllable stands 1st, 2d, etc.
Webster 1828 Edition
Epitrite
EP'ITRITE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
epitrite
epitrite
English
Noun
epitrite (plural epitrites)
- (poetry, Ancient Greek and Latin prosody) A metrical foot consisting of three long syllables and one short syllable.
Translations
alcoholic drink made of malt
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