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anapaest

/ ˈænÉ™pÉ›st; -piËst /

noun

  1. prosody a metrical foot of three syllables, the first two short, the last long ( )
“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

  • ËŒ²¹²Ô²¹Ëˆ±è²¹±ð²õ³Ù¾±³¦, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of anapaest1

C17: via Latin from Greek anapaistos reversed (that is, a dactyl reversed), from anapaiein, from ana- back + paiein to strike
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Example Sentences

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He tends to favor the anapaest and the iambic tetrameter.

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"I wish you would turn one of my father's favorite songs into anapaests for him," said Hardy.

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And in this way he made that sort of anapaest which is called the Aristophanic anapaest.

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When I am arrested, I shall protest in anapaests.

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But they are dull; monotonous lamentation in monotonous anapaests is the height of their capacity.

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