trithemimer

noun

trith·​e·​mim·​er

ˌtrithəˈmimə(r)

plural -s

: a group of three half feet in classical prosody : a catalectic colon of a foot and a half

Word History

Etymology

modification (influenced by trit-) of New Latin trihemimeris, from tri- + hemi- + -meris (from Greek meris part)

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