Dŏch'mi-ŭs, n.
n. [Lat., from Gr. δόχμιος.] (Pros.) A foot consisting of five syllables, and admitting of many variations in form, but most commonly having the first and fourth syllables short and the other three long.
n. [Lat., from Gr. δόχμιος.] (Pros.) A foot consisting of five syllables, and admitting of many variations in form, but most commonly having the first and fourth syllables short and the other three long.