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anapest

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈæ.nə.piːst/
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/ˈæ.nə.piːst/ · /ˈæ.nə.pɛst/

Definition of anapest

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. In qualitative meter, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two unstressed and the last one stressed.
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noun

  1. In qualitative meter, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two unstressed and the last one stressed.
  2. In quantitative meter, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two short, then one long.
  3. A fragment, phrase or line of poetry or verse using this meter.

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Etymology

From Latin anapaestus, from Ancient Greek ἀνάπαιστος (anápaistos, “struck back, reversed [relative to dactyl]”), from ἀνά (aná, “back”) + παίω (paíō, “to strike”).

Anagrams of anapest

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Words you can make from anapest

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6-letter words

5 words

5-letter words

32 words

4-letter words

58 words

3-letter words

39 words

2-letter words

14 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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