(ˌæntɪbæˈkaɪəs) n (Poetry) prosody a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, of which the first two are long and the third is short
antibacchius
1. (in quantitative meter) two long syllables followed by a short. 2. (in accented meter) two stressed syllables followed by an unstressed. Cf. bacchius. — antibacchic, adj.See also: Verse