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trochaeus

trochaeus, a metrical foot of one long and one short syllable, trochee

trŏchaeus, i, m., = τροχαῖος (cf. Mart. Cap. 9, § 988).
  • A metrical foot of two syllables, a long and a short (— ⏑), a trochee, Cic. de Or. 3, 47, 182; Quint. 9, 4, 80; Prud. στεφ. 8 praef.—
  • II Another name for the tribrachys, a metrical foot of three short syllables (⏑ ⏑ ⏑), a tribrach, Cic. Or. 57, 193; Quint. 9, 4, 82.

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