anapaest

an·a·pest

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [an-uh-pest]
- /ˈæn əˌpɛst/
- /ˈæ.nə.piːst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-uh-pest]
- /ˈæn əˌpɛst/

Definitions of anapaest word

noun anapaest a metrical foot of three syllables, the first two short, the last long (◡ ◡ –) 3
noun anapaest a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce. 1
noun anapaest (UK) Alternative form of anapest. 1
noun anapaest (Britain) Alternative form of anapest. 0

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Origin of anapaest

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

1580-90; < Latin anapaestus < Greek anápaistos struck back, reversed (as compared with a dactyl), equivalent to ana- ana- + pais- (variant stem of paíein to strike) + -tos past participle suffix

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Parts of speech for Anapaest

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Anapaest

anapaest popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

anapaest usage trend in Literature

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