"anapestic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌæ.nəˈpiː.stɪk/ Forms: more anapestic [comparative], most anapestic [superlative], anapaestic [alternative, UK], anapestick [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: From Latin anapaesticus. By surface analysis, anapest + -ic. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|anapaesticus}} Latin anapaesticus, {{!}} |, {{surf|en|anapest|-ic}} By surface analysis, anapest + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} anapestic (comparative more anapestic, superlative most anapestic)
  1. Of, relating to, or composed of, anapests. Translations (of, relating to, or composed of, anapests): anapestique (French), αναπαιστικός (anapaistikós) (Greek), anapestico (Italian), anapaestus (Latin), anapaesticus (Latin), anapestyczny (Polish), anapéstico (Portuguese), anapéstico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-anapestic-en-adj-d8TpgxOG Disambiguation of 'of, relating to, or composed of, anapests': 96 0 3 1
  2. Of, or relating to, one of the distinct beats in a (human) heartbeat pattern.
    Sense id: en-anapestic-en-adj-3GzmRjpx
  3. Of, or relating to, a rhythmic pattern used in certain forms of poetry; see also limeric or limerick.
    Sense id: en-anapestic-en-adj-r-cIUpD1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 5 36 14 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 17 5 34 18 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 3 57 10 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 4 37 14 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 2 39 14 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 5 49 13 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 13 14 40 13 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 6 48 16 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 14 4 49 13 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 15 8 44 15 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 6 49 16 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 4 50 13 20
  4. Of, or relating to, certain beats in specific types of drum rhythms, e.g. specific beats within the part played by the "surdo" drum.
    Sense id: en-anapestic-en-adj-8K-1n3cb

Noun

IPA: /ˌæ.nəˈpiː.stɪk/ Forms: anapestics [plural], anapaestic [alternative, UK], anapestick [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: From Latin anapaesticus. By surface analysis, anapest + -ic. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|anapaesticus}} Latin anapaesticus, {{!}} |, {{surf|en|anapest|-ic}} By surface analysis, anapest + -ic Head templates: {{en-noun}} anapestic (plural anapestics)
  1. A verse that contains anapestic feet.
    Sense id: en-anapestic-en-noun-L6~ClKpw

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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