Meaning anapestic
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anapestic1690s, from Latin anapaesticus, from Greek anapaistikos, from anapaistos (see anapest).
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anapesticreferring to a metrical form in which each foot consists of two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed one—for example, "There are mán- | y who sáy | that a dóg | has his dáy" ( [..]
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anapestic a metrical foot containing three syllables—the first two are unstressed, while the last is stressed
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anapestic(adj) (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one
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