The Collaborative International Dictionary
Amphimacer
Amphimacer \Am*phim"a*cer\, n. [L. amphimacru?, Gr. ?; ? on both
sides + ? long.] (Anc. Pros.)
A foot of three syllables, the middle one short and the
others long, as in c[=a]st?t[=a]s.
--Andrews.
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Wiktionary
amphimacer
n. A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented syllable between two accented syllables; a cretic