Definition of Anapist
An"a*pest (&?;), n. [L. anapaestus,
Gr. &?; an anapest, i.e., a dactyl reserved, or, as it were,
struck back; fr. &?;; &?; back + &?; to strike.] 1.
(Pros.) 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&ebreve;-
&ibreve;-tās, and in English in-ter-vene\'b6, are examples
of anapests.
2. A verse composed of such feet.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two short and one long (e.g the word "velveteen").
- A fragment, phrase or line of poetry or verse using this meter; e.g. “Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot, but the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville, did NOT!” ( aka Theodor Geisel).
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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