anapest

Meaning

Noun

• In qualitative metre, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two unstressed and one stressed (e.g., the word "interrupt").
• In quantitative metre, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two short and one long (e.g., the word "velveteen").
• A fragment, phrase or line of poetry or verse using this meter. For an example, see References.

Related

Similar words

• antidactylus

Origin

• From Latin anapaestus, from Ancient Greek ἀνάπαιστος, from ἀνά + παίω.