anapestic meaning

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anapestic (adjective): (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one.

Spelling: anapaestic (British) · anapestic (American)

Definition of anapestic

  1. (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one

    Synonyms: anapaestic

    Related forms: anapest

Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AN · words ending in IC · 9-letter words

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