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    ANAPEST

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllablesplay

    Synonyms:

    anapaest; anapest

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("anapest" is a kind of...):

    foot; metrical foot; metrical unit ((prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm)

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