amphimacer
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am·phim·a·cer
(ăm-fĭm'ə-sər) 
n.
A trisyllabic metrical foot having an unaccented or short syllable between two accented or long syllables, as in Peter Pan. Also called cretic.
n.
A trisyllabic metrical foot having an unaccented or short syllable between two accented or long syllables, as in Peter Pan. Also called cretic.
[Latin amphimacrus, from Greek amphimakros : amphi-, amphi- + makros, long.]
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amphimacer
Sound the flute! / Now it's mute; / Birds delight / Day and night.
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