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(), 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--ts, and in English in-ter-vene", are examples of anapests. 2. A verse composed of such feet. スポンサード リンク
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