Meaning & use
Cretic
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A metrical foot in classical poetry consisting of a long syllable, a short syllable, and a long syllable (also called an amphimacer).
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The poet experimented with a cretic rhythm in the closing stanza.
Ancient Greek dramatists sometimes used cretic meter for choral odes.
A note on using this word
The name derives from Crete, where the meter is thought to have originated or been especially favored.
Words with a similar meaning
amphimacer
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