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Definition of: anapest
(an′ə·pest) noun
1. In prosody, a metrical foot consisting of two short or unaccented syllables followed by one long or accented syllable.
2. A line of verse made up of or characterized by such feet. Also an′a·paest. [ < L anapaestus < Gk. anapaistos < ana- back + paiein strike]
—an′a·pes′tic or ·ti·cal, an′a·paes′tic or ·ti·cal adjective
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