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How to pronounce anapaest in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms anapest
Type of foot, metrical foot, metrical unit

Examples of anapaest

anapaest
Since the anapaest is already a long foot, this makes for very long lines.
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His epigram on the destruction of Psara, an event of the Greek War of Independence, influenced by classical forms, is a marvel of rhythm and brevity in six lines of anapaest.
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