ANACRUSIS


Meaning of ANACRUSIS in English

noun (plural anacruses) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek anakrousis beginning of a song, from anakrouein to begin a song, from ana- + krouein to strike, beat; akin to Lithuanian kraušyti to strike Date: 1830 one or more syllables at the beginning of a line of poetry that are regarded as preliminary to and not a part of the metrical pattern, upbeat

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