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adjective greek

ĕpī^trĭtos

fem. a · neut. um
= ἐπίτριτος
containing four thirds
containing four thirds.
in the relation of four to three
In gen. (pure Lat. sesquitertius), in the relation of four to three, Gell. 18, 14, 5; Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 1, § 15 al.; cf. as fin.—
a metrical foot; consisting of three long syllables and one short •
Pes, a metrical foot, consisting of three long syllables and one short (a spondee with an iambus or trochee): ˘¯¯¯, ¯˘¯¯, ¯¯ ˘¯, ¯¯¯˘, Diom. p. 477 P. et saep.
Perseus ID: n16017 Key: epitritos