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Definition of: amphimacer
(am·fim′ə·sər)
In prosody, a metrical foot consisting of one short or unaccented syllable between two long or accented ones (-˘-): opposed to amphibrach. Also called cretic. [<L amphimacrus <Gk. amphimakros < amphi- on both sides + makros long]
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