- REVERSED DACTYL
- [A]ANTIDACTYLUS (-A -UM)
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REVERSED DACTYL
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antidactyl — ˈ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ noun Etymology: Late Latin antidactylus, from Greek antidaktylos, from anti anti (I) + daktylos dactyl more at dactyl : reversed dactyl : anapest … Useful english dictionary
Anapaest — An anapaest or anapest, also called antidactylus, is a metrical foot used in formal poetry. In classical quantitative meters it consists of two short syllables followed by a long one (as in a na paest); in accentual stress meters it consists of… … Wikipedia
anapæst — noun /ˈænəpɛst/ a) <ref name= OED />: b) A reversed dactyl; a metrical foot comprising, in order, two short syllables and then one long syllable.<ref name= OED /> Syn: antidactylus See Also: anapæstic, anapæstical, anapæstically … Wiktionary
PROSODY, HEBREW — This article is a survey of the history of Hebrew poetic forms from the Bible to the present time. The entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction the variety of formal systems the specific nature of hebrew literary history … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Asteroid — For the arcade video game, see Asteroids (video game). For other uses, see Asteroid (disambiguation). A composite image, to scale, of the asteroids that have been imaged at high resolution. As of 2011 they are, from largest to smallest: 4 Vesta,… … Wikipedia
prosody — prosodic /preuh sod ik/, prosodical, adj. /pros euh dee/, n. 1. the science or study of poetic meters and versification. 2. a particular or distinctive system of metrics and versification: Milton s prosody. 3. Ling. the stress and intonation… … Universalium
anapest — noun Etymology: Latin anapaestus, from Greek anapaistos, literally, struck back (a dactyl reversed), from ana + paistos, verbal of paiein to strike Date: circa 1678 a metrical foot consisting of two short syllables followed by one long syllable… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Iambic pentameter — is a type of meter that is used in poetry and drama. It describes a particular rhythm that the words establish in each line. That rhythm is measured in small groups of syllables; these small groups of syllables are called feet . The word iambic… … Wikipedia
anapest — anapestic, anapaestic, adj. anapestically, anapaestically, adv. /an euh pest /, n. Pros. a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for… … Universalium
anapaest — [ anəpi:st, pɛst] (US anapest) noun Prosody a metrical foot consisting of two short or unstressed syllables followed by one long or stressed syllable. Derivatives anapaestic pi:stɪk, pɛstɪk adjective Origin C16: via L. from Gk anapaisto … English new terms dictionary
anapest — an•a•pest or an•a•paest [[t]ˈæn əˌpɛst[/t]] n. pro a trisyllabic metrical foot whose syllables are short, short, long in quantitative meter and unstressed, unstressed, stressed in accentual meter • Etymology: 1580–90; < L anapaestus < Gk… … From formal English to slang
