ionic foot
ionic foot, in prosody, a foot of verse that consists of either two long and two short syllables (also called major ionic or a maiore) or two short and two long syllables (also called minor ionic or a minore).
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Article Title:
ionic foot
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
05 June 2013
Access Date:
February 22, 2025