The Collaborative International Dictionary
Antibacchius
Antibacchius \An`ti*bac*chi"us\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? + ?. See Bacchius.] (Pros.) A foot of three syllables, the first two long, and the last short (#).
Wiktionary
antibacchius
n. A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable, as in "Blind luck is / loved more than / hard thinking".
Wikipedia
Antibacchius
An antibacchius is a rare metrical foot used in formal poetry.
In accentual-syllabic verse an antibacchius consists of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable. Its opposite is a bacchius.
Example:
Blind luck is loved more than hard thinking.Category:Metrical feet