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Definition of Cretics

Cretic
Cretic Cre"tic (kr[=e]"t[i^]k), n. [L. Creticus (sc. pes foot), Gr. Kritiko`s (sc. poy`s foot), prop., a Cretan (metrical) foot.] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.) A poetic foot, composed of one short syllable between two long ones (- [crescent] -). --Bentley.

Meaning of Cretics from wikipedia

- – ᴗ ᴗ ᴗ) or sometimes even five short syllables (ᴗ ᴗ ᴗ ᴗ ᴗ). In Latin, cretics were used for composition both in comedy and tragedy. They are fairly frequent...
- SS Cretic was an ocean liner built in 1902. She was operated by several shipping lines, all of which were part of the IMM Co., under several names in her...
- Cedric (1903) Victorian (1903) Armenian (1903) Arabic (1903) Romanic (1903) Cretic (1903) Republic (1903) Canopic (1904) Cufic (1904) Baltic (1904) Tropic...
- (Andria 481–84) and 15 of cretics (Andria 625–38, Adelphi 610–17); whereas Plautus has 530 lines of bacchiacs and 528 lines of cretics. According to Eduard...
- a large range of po****r clausulae. One of the most common rhythms was cretic + trochee (– u – – x), for example vīta trānscurrit or illa tempestās, and...
- ◡ ◡ ◡ tribrach – ◡ ◡ dactyl ◡ – ◡ amphibrach ◡ ◡ – anapaest, antidactylus ◡ – – bacchius – ◡ – cretic, amphimacer – – ◡ antibacchius – – – molossus...
- Cedric (1903) Victorian (1903) Armenian (1903) Arabic (1903) Romanic (1903) Cretic (1903) Republic (1903) Canopic (1904) Cufic (1904) Baltic (1904) Tropic...
- renamed and put into service under White Star, named Canopic, Romanic, Cretic and Republic, the last of which is best known for its 1909 sinking off the...
- Cedric (1903) Victorian (1903) Armenian (1903) Arabic (1903) Romanic (1903) Cretic (1903) Republic (1903) Canopic (1904) Cufic (1904) Baltic (1904) Tropic...
- dactyl ◡ – ◡ amphibrach ◡ ◡ – anapaest, antidactylus ◡ – – bacchius – ◡ – cretic, amphimacer – – ◡ antibacchius – – – molossus See main article for tetrasyllables...