ANAPAEST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables

Synonyms:

anapaest; anapest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("anapaest" is a kind of...):

foot; metrical foot; metrical unit ((prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm)

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