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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bacchius \Bac*chi"us\, noun; pl. {Bacchii} . [L. Bacchius pes, Gr. "o Bakchei^os (sc. poy's foot).] (Pros.) A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.
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