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cretic

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Noun
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cre=tic

CIDE DICTIONARY

creticn. [L. Creticus (sc. pes foot), Gr. Kritiko`s (sc. poy`s foot), prop., a Cretan (metrical) foot.].
     A poetic foot, composed of one short syllable between two long ones (- Bentley.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

cretic, n. Prosody a foot containing one short or unstressed syllable between two long or stressed ones.

Etymology
L Creticus f. Gk Kretikos (as CRETAN)

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