Plural of bacchiuchus; a variant or compound metrical foot in classical poetry related to the bacchius.
From Latin bacchiuchii; appears to be a variant or diminutive form of bacchius, combining bacchi- with -uchii, though its exact etymology and usage in classical meter is obscure.
This word is so obscure that even classical scholars rarely use it—it's a reminder that ancient languages had highly specialized technical terms that didn't survive everyday use.
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