hemiolic

adjective

hem·​i·​ol·​ic

in classical prosody

: of, relating to, or characterized by the proportion of three to two

especially : characterized by such a proportion between thesis and arsis

a hemiolic foot

Word History

Etymology

Latin hemiol ius (from Greek hēmiolios) + English -ic

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