ANTIBACCHIC, Antibacchius, in the ancient Poetry, a Foot, consisting of three Syllables; the two first whereof are long, and the third short. See FOOT. Such are the Words cantare, virtute. It is so called as being contrary to the Bacchic, the first Syllable whereof is Short, and the two last long; as egebas. See BACCHIC.
ARCHILOQUIAN, a term in poetry, applied to a sort of verses, whereof Archilochus was the inventor. SeeVerse. These consist of seven feet; the four first whereof areordinarily dactyls, though sometimes spondees; the three lasttrochees: for instance;Solvitur acris hiems grata vice veris et Favoni, Hor.