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Definition of Anapest
1. Noun. A metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables.
Definition of Anapest
1. 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&ebreve;- &ibreve;-tās, and in English in-ter-vene\'b6, are examples of anapests.
Definition of Anapest
1. a type of metrical foot [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anapest
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