Definitions for tribrach

tribrach tri·brach

Spelling: [trahy-brak, trib-rak]
IPA: /ˈtraɪ bræk, ˈtrɪb ræk/

Tribrach is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 214 anagrams from letters in tribrach (abchirrt).

Definitions for tribrach

noun

  1. Prosody. a foot of three short syllables.

Origin of tribrach

Latin tribrachys Greek tríbrachys, equivalent to tri- tri- + brachýs short; see brachy-

Examples for tribrach

The tribrach has all its syllables unaccented: as, "Matrmny, exquisite nss."

The weak feet are those which have the most short syllables or end in a short syllable; as the Pyrrhic, the Trochee, the tribrach.

In place of the Iambus, a tribrach ( ) may stand in any foot but the last.

The tribrach has all its syllables unaccented: as, Matrmny, exqustenss.

The tribrach is a foot of three syllables, all short; and it may be used in the third and fourth places.

Word Value for tribrach
Scrable

15

Words with friends

16

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