foot consisting of four short syllables

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• foot — /foot/, n., pl. feet for 1 4, 8 11, 16, 19, 21; foots for 20; v. n. 1. (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves. 2. (in invertebrates) any part similar in position or function. 3.… …   Universalium

• Proceleusmatic — Proc e*leus*mat ic, n. (Pros.) A foot consisting of four short syllables. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• proceleusmatic — I. ˌprōsə̇ˌlüzˈmad.ik, üˈsm noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin proceleusmaticus, from Greek prokeleusmatikos, adjective & noun, from (assumed) prokeleusmat , prokeleusma incitement (from prokeleuein to urge on, give orders to, from pro pro (I) +… …   Useful english dictionary

• Spondee — In poetry, a spondee is a metrical foot consisting of two long syllables, as determined by syllable weight in classical meters, or two stressed syllables, as determined by stress in modern meters. This makes it somewhat unique in English verse as …   Wikipedia

• Choriamb — In Greek and Latin poetry, a choriamb is a metron (prosodic foot) consisting of four syllables in the pattern long short short long ( ‿ ‿ ), that is, a trochee alternating with an iamb. Choriambs are one of the two basic metra[1] that do not… …   Wikipedia

• greater Ionic — Ionic I*on ic, n. 1. (Pros.) (a) A foot consisting of four syllables: either two long and two short, that is, a spondee and a pyrrhic, in which case it is called the {greater Ionic}; or two short and two long, that is, a pyrrhic and a spondee, in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Ionic — I*on ic, n. 1. (Pros.) (a) A foot consisting of four syllables: either two long and two short, that is, a spondee and a pyrrhic, in which case it is called the {greater Ionic}; or two short and two long, that is, a pyrrhic and a spondee, in which …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• smaller Ionic — Ionic I*on ic, n. 1. (Pros.) (a) A foot consisting of four syllables: either two long and two short, that is, a spondee and a pyrrhic, in which case it is called the {greater Ionic}; or two short and two long, that is, a pyrrhic and a spondee, in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• proceleusmatic — /pros euh loohs mat ik, proh seuh /, adj. 1. inciting, animating, or inspiring. 2. Pros. a. noting a metrical foot of four short syllables. b. pertaining to or consisting of feet of this kind. n. 3. Pros. a proceleusmatic foot. [1700 10; < LL… …   Universalium

• proceleusmatic — /proʊsəlusˈmætɪk/ (say prohsuhloohs matik) adjective 1. inciting, animating, or inspiriting. 2. Prosody a. denoting a metrical foot of four short syllables. b. relating to or consisting of feet of this kind. –noun 3. Prosody a proceleusmatic foot …  

• Choriambi — Choriambus Cho ri*am bus, n.; pl. L. {Choriambi}, E. {Choriambuses}. [L. choriambus, Gr. ?; ? a choreus + ? iambus.] (Anc. Pros.) A foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the other short ( [crescent]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English