bacchius
noun
bac·​chi·​us
| \ bəˈkīəs, ba-\
plural bacchii\ -​īˌī \
Definition of bacchius
1
in accentual prosody
: a metrical foot of three syllables, the first unstressed, the other two having either primary or intermediate stress
2
in classical prosody
: a foot of three syllables, the first short, the other two long
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