anapest
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anapest
- /ˈæ.nə.piːst/
- /ˈæ.nə.pɛst/
Where it comes from
From Latin anapaestus, from Ancient Greek ἀνάπαιστος (anápaistos, “struck back, reversed [relative to dactyl]”), from ἀνά (aná, “back”) + παίω (paíō, “to strike”).
noun anapests · anapaest · anapæst
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In qualitative metre, a foot with two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed final syllable.
Similar: antidactyl, antidactylus
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In quantitative metre, a foot with two short syllables followed by a long final syllable.
Similar: antidactyl, antidactylus
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An excerpt of poetry or verse using this metre.
Similar: antidactyl, antidactylus
Translations
Talk about this word "anapest." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anapest. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. anapest. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anapest "anapest." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anapest.Cite this
@misc{anapest_2026,
title = {anapest},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anapest},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
