What is the meaning of Anapest?

  • (n.) 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/-/-tas, and in English in-ter-vene#, are examples of anapests.
  • (n.) A verse composed of such feet.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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