Cretic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cretic \Cre"tic\ (kr[=e]"t[i^]k), n. [L. Creticus (sc. pes
     foot), Gr. Kritiko`s (sc. poy`s foot), prop., a Cretan
     (metrical) foot.] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.)
     A poetic foot, composed of one short syllable between two
     long ones (- [crescent] -). --Bentley.
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