EPITRITE

Ep″i‐trite (?), n. [[Gr. � containing an integer and one third (i. e., ⁴⁄₃, or in the ratio of 4 to 3); επἴ upon, over + � the third: cf. L. epitritos, F. épitrite.]] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.) A foot consisting of three long syllables and one short syllable. ☞ It is so called from being compounded of a spondee (which contains 4 times) with an iambus or a trochee (which contains 3 times). It is called 1st, 2d, 3d, or 4th epitrite according as the short syllable stands 1st, 2d, etc.