noun
- a metrical unit consisting of three morae or time units
Usage: prosody; technical
Examples
- The triseme appears frequently in ancient Greek poetry.
- Students of classical prosody must understand the concept of a triseme.
- The poet used a triseme to create a specific rhythmic pattern.
- In quantitative verse, a triseme equals three short syllables.
- The metrical analysis revealed several trisemes in the line.