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anacrusis

[ an-uh-kroo-sis ]

noun

plural anacruses
  1. Prosody. an unstressed syllable or syllable group that begins a line of verse but is not counted as part of the first foot.
  2. Music. the note or notes preceding a downbeat; upbeat.


anacrusis

/ ˌænəˈkrʌstɪk; ˌænəˈkruːsɪs /

noun

  1. prosody one or more unstressed syllables at the beginning of a line of verse
  2. music
    1. an unstressed note or group of notes immediately preceding the strong first beat of the first bar
    2. another word for upbeat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • anacrustic, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··ܲ·پ [an-, uh, -, kruhs, -tik], adjective
  • a·ܲt·· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of anacrusis1

1825–35; < Latin < Greek ádzܲ, equivalent to Բú(𾱲 ) to strike up, push back ( ana- ana- + ú𾱲 to strike, push) + -sis -sis
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of anacrusis1

C19: from Greek anakrousis prelude, from anakrouein to strike up, from ana- + krouein to strike
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