Crē'tic, n.
n. [Lat. Crēticus (sc. pes), foot, Gr. Κρητικός (sc. πούς), foot, properly a Cretan (metrical) foot.] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.) A poetic foot, composed of one short syllable between two long syllables.
n. [Lat. Crēticus (sc. pes), foot, Gr. Κρητικός (sc. πούς), foot, properly a Cretan (metrical) foot.] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.) A poetic foot, composed of one short syllable between two long syllables.