bacchii

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bacchii - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bacchius \Bac*chi"us\, n.; 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.
     [1913 Webster]