amphibrach
amp·hib·rach
noun
1.
a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., `remember'')
Origin
From Latin amphibrachys, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβραχυς (amphíbrakhus, “short at both ends”), from ἀμφί (amphí) + βραχύς (brakhús, “short”).
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