Ĕp'i-trīte, n.

n. [Gr. ἐπίτριτος, containing an integer and one third, 1+⅓, from ἐπί, to, besides, and τρίτος, the third; Fr. épitrite.] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.) A foot consisting of three long syllables and one short one, and called first, second, third, and fourth epitrite, according as the short syllable stands as first, second, third, and fourth, respectively; as, sūlūtāntēs, cōncĭtātī, intĕrcălăns, incăntārĕ.