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Noun: anapaest  'a-nu,pest
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: anapest)
  1. A metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
    - anapest [N. Amer]

Derived forms: anapaests

Type of: foot, metrical foot, metrical unit

Encyclopedia: Anapaest

Nearest

anamnestic reaction
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Ananas
Ananas comosus
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Ananias
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Anaphalis
Anaphalis margaritacea
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