Notice: Trying to get property 'text' of non-object in /home/b70ba15/public_html/dictionarywebster.com/view.php on line 298
syllaba anceps
noun
syl·la·ba an·ceps
| \ ˌsiləbəˈäŋˌkeps, -aŋˌke-, -anˌse-\
Definition of syllaba anceps
: a syllable occurring at the end of a sentence or verse in a metrical scheme whose short or long quantity is obscured by the terminal pause
specifically
: such a syllable occurring in the rhythms of ancient verse wherever there is a diaeresis or serving as a terminal demarcation at the end of a verse or between asynartetic cola
Keep scrolling for more