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Anapestic

Anapestic Meaning & Definition
Anapestic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Anapestic?

[adj] (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one

Synonyms | Synonyms for Anapestic: anapaestic | rhetorical

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Anapestic In Webster's Dictionary

\An`a*pes"tic\, a. [L. anapaesticus, Gr. ?.] Pertaining to an anapest; consisting of an anapests; as, an anapestic meter, foot, verse. -- n. Anapestic measure or verse.

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