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Anapaestic
see synonyms of anapaesticAdjective
1. anapaestic, anapestic
(of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one
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Anapaestic
see synonyms of anapaesticnoun
prosody
a metrical foot of three syllables, the first two short, the last long (◡ ◡ –)
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