Porson's Law
noun
A metrical law which states that if an iambic trimeter ends in a word forming a cretic, the syllable before this word must be short.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in American Journal of Philology.
| 单词 | Porson's Law |
| 释义 | Porson's Lawnoun A metrical law which states that if an iambic trimeter ends in a word forming a cretic, the syllable before this word must be short. Origin |
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