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Meaning Of Anapest

  1. n.
    A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two short, or unaccented, the last long, or accented (/ / -); the reverse of the dactyl. In Latin d/-/-tas, and in English in-ter-vene#, are examples of anapests.
  2. n.
    A verse composed of such feet.



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