Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "In Ancient Greek and Latin meter, brevis in longo (Classical Latin: [ˈbrɛwɪs ɪn ˈlɔŋgoː]) is a short syllable at the end of a line that is counted as long.The term comes from Latin and means "a short [syllable] in place of a long [syllable]." Brevis in longo is possible in any classical meter that requires a long syllable at the end of a line, including dactylic hexameter and iambic trimeter.Brevis in longo is quite distinct from the metrical element anceps, which is a syllable that can be either short or long. "@en }
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- Brevis_in_longo comment "In Ancient Greek and Latin meter, brevis in longo (Classical Latin: [ˈbrɛwɪs ɪn ˈlɔŋgoː]) is a short syllable at the end of a line that is counted as long.The term comes from Latin and means "a short [syllable] in place of a long [syllable]." Brevis in longo is possible in any classical meter that requires a long syllable at the end of a line, including dactylic hexameter and iambic trimeter.Brevis in longo is quite distinct from the metrical element anceps, which is a syllable that can be either short or long. ".