- anapaests
- n. foot consisting of two short syllables followed by one long (Poetry)
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anapaestic — adj. (Poetry) containing anapaests (foot consisting of two short syllables followed by one long) … English contemporary dictionary
anapestic — adj. (Poetry) containing anapaests (foot consisting of two short syllables followed by one long) … English contemporary dictionary
