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Definition of: anacrusis
(an′ə·kr
′sis) noun
1. In prosody, one or more unemphatic introductory syllables in a line of verse that would properly begin with a stressed syllable.
2. Music An upbeat. [<NL <Gk. anakrousis <anakrouein push back <ana- back + krouein strike]
—an·a·crus·tic (an′ə·krus′tik) adjective
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