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ANAPESTIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one
Synonyms:
anapaestic; anapestic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
anapest (a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables)