ANACRUSIS


Meaning of ANACRUSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-nə-ˈkrü-səs ]

noun

( plural an·a·cru·ses -ˌsēz)

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

1. : 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

2. : upbeat ; specifically : one or more notes or tones preceding the first downbeat of a musical phrase

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.