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Meaning of anapest | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈæ.nə.piːst

Definitions

  1. In qualitative meter, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two unstressed and the last one stressed.
  2. In quantitative meter, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two short, then one long.
  3. A fragment, phrase or line of poetry or verse using this meter.

Equivalents

Bosanski anapest
Deutsch Anapäst
Ελληνικά ανάπαιστος
Suomi anapesti
Gaeilge anaipéist
Hrvatski anapest
Latina anapaestus
Nederlands anapest
Polski anapest anapestyczny antydaktyl
Português anapesto
Русский анапест
Српски anapest

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

anapestic anaphalantiasis anaphase anaphase-promoting complex anaphasic anaphasis

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