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adj
Using or relating to a metrical pattern of poetry where each foot is composed of three syllables, the first and third of which are stressed and the second is unstressed. This pattern is very rare in English poetry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A verse of this kind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From Latin creticus, "of Crete, Cretan", from Latin Creta, "Crete".
Across languages
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