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Anapest
(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.
Anapest
(n.)
A verse composed of such feet.