Word
Anapest
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
an-a-pest
Definition
- 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.
- n. - A verse composed of such feet.
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