The plural form of antibacchus, referring to metrical feet in poetry consisting of three syllables in a pattern opposite to the bacchius.
From anti- (against) + bacchii (plural of bacchius, from Latin Bacchus, the Roman god of wine). In classical prosody, this describes the unstressed-stressed-stressed metrical pattern, the reverse of bacchius. This is an extremely specialized literary term.
Ancient poets used these rhythmic patterns to create different emotional effects—antibacchii create a bouncing, energetic feel unlike the heavier bacchius, showing how grammar can literally change how words sound!
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