anapests

We have found lemma(root) word of anapests : anapaest.

Definitions


[ˈanapɛst], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a metrical foot consisting of two short or unstressed syllables followed by one long or stressed syllable


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Origin:
late 16th century: via Latin from Greek anapaistos ‘reversed’, from ana- ‘back’ + paiein ‘strike’ (because it is the reverse of a dactyl)




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