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Amphibrach :: Amphibrach (n.) A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short (~ -- ~); as, h/b/r/. In modern prosody the accented syllable takes the place of the long and the unaccented of the short; as, pro-phet#ic..

Dactyl :: Dactyl (n.) A poetical foot of three sylables (-- ~ ~), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented; as, L. tegm/n/, E. mer6ciful; -- so called from the similarity of its arrangement to that of the joints of a finger..

Accent :: Accent (n.) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.

Accent :: Accent (n.) A mark or character used in writing, and serving to regulate the pronunciation; esp.: (a) a mark to indicate the nature and place of the spoken accent; (b) a mark to indicate the quality of sound of the vowel marked; as, the French accents..

Oxytone :: Oxytone (a.) Having an acute sound; (Gr. Gram.), having an acute accent on the last syllable..

Enclitical :: Enclitical (v. i.) Affixed; subjoined; -- said of a word or particle which leans back upon the preceding word so as to become a part of it, and to lose its own independent accent, generally varying also the accent of the preceding word..

Enclitic :: Enclitic (n.) A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its proper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee)..

Accent :: Accent (n.) The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage.

Proparoxytone :: Proparoxytone (n.) A word which has the acute accent on the antepenult.

Accentor :: Accentor (n.) One who sings the leading part; the director or leader.

Accent :: Accent (n.) A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others..

Cabala :: Cabala (n.) A kind of occult theosophy or traditional interpretation of the Scriptures among Jewish rabbis and certain mediaeval Christians, which treats of the nature of god and the mystery of human existence. It assumes that every letter, word, number, and accent of Scripture contains a hidden sense; and it teaches the methods of interpretation for ascertaining these occult meanings. The cabalists pretend even to foretell events by this means..

Anacrusis :: Anacrusis (n.) A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable.

Perispomenon :: Perispomenon (n.) A word which has the circumflex accent on the last syllable.

Enclitically :: Enclitically (adv.) In an enclitic manner; by throwing the accent back.

Baritone :: Baritone (n.) A word which has no accent marked on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood..

Circumflect :: Circumflect (v. t.) To mark with the circumflex accent, as a vowel..

Rhythm :: Rhythm (n.) In the widest sense, a dividing into short portions by a regular succession of motions, impulses, sounds, accents, etc., producing an agreeable effect, as in music poetry, the dance, or the like..

Properispomenon :: Properispomenon (n.) A word which has the circumflex accent on the penult.

Kickup :: Kickup (n.) The water thrush or accentor.

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