anapaest meaning

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anapaest (noun): a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables.

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Definition of anapaest

  1. a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables

    Synonyms: anapest

    Type of: metrical foot

Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AN · words ending in ST · 8-letter words

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