English
Alternative spellings
anapaest (UK)
anapæst
Etymology
From L. term|anapaestus, from AGr. term|�νά�αι��ο�||reversed|scpolytonic|tranapaistos, from term|�νά||back|scpolytonic|trana + term|�αίειν||to strike|scpolytonic|trpaiein.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�æn�p�st/
Hyphenation: an·a·pest
Noun
en-noun
- context|US|prosody A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two short and one long (e.g the word "velveteen").
- context|US|prosody A fragment, phrase or line of poetry or verse using this meter; e.g. �Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot, but the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville, did NOT!� (Dr Seuss aka Theodor Geisel).
Derived terms
anapestic
Translations
trans-top|metrical foot
Croatian: t-|hr|anapest|m
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|verse using this meter
Croatian: t-|hr|anapest|m
trans-mid
trans-bottom
Croatian
Noun
hr-noun|m
- #English|anapest
fr:anapest
io:anapest
sl:anapest
vi:anapest
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