Cre″tic (krē″tĭk), n. [L. Creticus (sc. pes foot), Gr. Κριτικόσ (sc. πούσ foot), prop., a Cretan (metrical) foot.] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.) A poetic foot, composed of one short syllable between two long ones (- ⏑ -). Bentley.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.