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Anapest
(gcide) | Anapest \An"a*pest\, n. [L. anapaestus, Gr. ? an anapest, i.e.,
a dactyl reserved, or, as it were, struck back; fr. ?; 'ana`
back + ? to strike.]
1. (Pros.) A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the
first two short, or unaccented, the last long, or accented
([crescent] [crescent] -); the reverse of the dactyl. In
Latin d[e^]-[i^]-t[=a]s, and in English
in-ter-vene[bprime], are examples of anapests.
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2. A verse composed of such feet.
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anapest
(wn) | anapest
n 1: a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed
syllables [syn: anapest, anapaest] |
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Anapestic
(gcide) | Anapestic \An`a*pes"tic\, a. [L. anapaesticus, Gr.
'anapaistiko`s.]
Pertaining to an anapest; consisting of an anapests; as, an
anapestic meter, foot, verse. -- n. Anapestic measure or
verse.
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Anapestical
(gcide) | Anapestical \An`a*pes"tic*al\, a.
Anapestic.
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anapest
(wn) | anapest
n 1: a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed
syllables [syn: anapest, anapaest] |
anapestic
(wn) | anapestic
adj 1: (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables
followed by a long one [syn: anapestic, anapaestic] |
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