anapestic
Of, relating to, or composed of, anapestsOf, relating to, or composed of, anapests.
Meaning
4 sensesOf, relating to, or composed of, anapests.
Of, or relating to, one of the distinct beats in a (human) heartbeat pattern.
Of, or relating to, a rhythmic pattern used in certain forms of poetry; see also limeric or limerick.
Of, or relating to, certain beats in specific types of drum rhythms, e.g. specific beats within the part played by the "surdo" drum.
- (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
From Latin anapaesticus. By surface analysis, anapest + -ic.From Latin anapaesticus. By surface analysis, anapest + -ic.
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Forms
more anapestic, most anapestic| Comparative | more anapestic Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most anapestic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one:anapaestic
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.