anapæst

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Definition of anapæst in English English dictionary

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An anapæstic verse.

Synonyms

antidactylus

Etymology

() From Latin anapæstus, from Ancient Greek ἀνάπαιστος (anapaistos, “struck back”, “reversed”), from ἀνά (ana, “back”) + παίω (paiō, “I strike”).“” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary