ANAPAEST


Meaning of ANAPAEST in English

n. (US anapest) Prosody a foot consisting of two short or unstressed syllables followed by one long or stressed syllable. anapaestic adj.

[ L anapaestus f. Gk anapaistos reversed (because the reverse of a dactyl) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.