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adj
British standard spelling of anapestic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
British standard spelling of anapestic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
(of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: anapestic
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History
From Latin anapaesticus. By surface analysis, anapaest + -ic.
