anapest, anapaest
(noun) a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
Source: WordNet® 3.1
anapest (plural anapests)
(prosody) In qualitative metre, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two unstressed and one stressed (e.g, the word "interrupt").
(prosody) In quantitative metre, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two short and one long (e.g, the word "velveteen").
(prosody) A fragment, phrase or line of poetry or verse using this meter, e.g.
• antidactylus
• Patanes, Pestana, patenas, peasant
Source: Wiktionary
An"a*pest, n. Etym: [L. anapaestus, Gr. i.e., a dactyl reserved, or, as it were, struck back; fr.
1. (Pros.)
Definition: 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, and in English in-ter-vene, are examples of anapests.
2. A verse composed of such feet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
