BACCHIUS

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‖Bac‐chi″us (�), n.; pl. Bacchii (�). [[L. Bacchius pes, Gr. ὁ Βακχει̑οσ (sc. πούσ foot).]] (Pros.) A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.