Bible Dictionaries
Anapest
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two short, or unaccented, the last long, or accented (/ / -); the reverse of the dactyl. In Latin d/-/-tas, and in English in-ter-vene#, are examples of anapests.
(2):
(n.) A verse composed of such feet.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Anapest'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/anapest.html. 1828.