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Anapest   Listen
noun
Anapest  n.  
1.
(Pros.) A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two short, or unaccented, the last long, or accented; the reverse of the dactyl.
2.
A verse composed of such feet.





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Words linked to "Anapest" :   foot, metrical unit, metrical foot, anapaest


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