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adjective greek

antĭbacchīus

gen. antĭbacchi
= ἀντιβακχεῖ ος.
a poetical foot; the antibacchus; reversed Bacchius •
Pes, a poetical foot, the antibacchus or reversed Bacchius, ˘¯¯ (e. g. nĕpō tēs), Ter. Maur. p. 2414 P. (acc. to other ¯¯˘).—
a verse composed of this foot
Versus, a verse composed of this foot, Diom. p. 513 P.; called palimbac chius by Quint. 9, 4, 82; Isid. Orig. 1, 16, p. 30 Lind.
Perseus ID: n2842 Key: antibacchius