anapest

English - Turkish

Definition of anapest in English Turkish dictionary

feilün vezni

{i} feilün [edeb.]

feilun

{i} iki kısa ve bir uzun heceli ölçü

şiir iki kısa ve bir uzun heceden meydana gelen vezin tefilesi

feilün

Related Terms

anapaest

{i} feilün [edeb.]

anapaest

1 uzun vuruş

anapaest

{i} iki kısa ve bir uzun heceli ölçü

anapaest

2 kısa

English - English

Definition of anapest in English English dictionary

A fragment, phrase or line of poetry or verse using this meter; e.g. “Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot, but the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville, did NOT!” ( aka Theodor Geisel)

A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two short and one long (e.g the word "velveteen")

{a} poetic foot of three sylables, the two first short, the third long

A metrical foot of three syllables, two short (or unstressed) followed by one long (or stressed), as in seventeen and to the moon The anapest is the reverse of the dactyl

- a metrical foot consisting of two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable

A metrical foot composed of two short syllables followed by one long one, as in the word seventeen

a 3 sylable phrase with accent on the last

a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables

a metrical foot consisting of two unaccented syllables followed by an accented one Examples include the words "undermine" and "overcome " See Byron's "The Destruction of Sennacherib "

A three syllable foot made of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable The word "comprehend," pronounced "com - pre - HEND," is a good example This is the opposite of the spondaic foot

In Latin d&ebreve;- &ibreve;-tās, and in English in-ter-vene\'b6, are examples of anapests

{i} foot consisting of two short syllables followed by one long (Poetry)

A fragment, phrase or line of poetry or verse using this meter; e.g. "Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot, but the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville, did NOT!"

A verse composed of such feet

A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two short, or unaccented, the last long, or accented (⌣ ⌣ -); the reverse of the dactyl

Related Terms

anapestic

of, or relating to, or composed of an anapest

anapestic

of, or relating to, certain beats in specific types of drum rhythms, e.g. specific beats within the part played by the "surdo" drum. Surdo literally means "deaf" in Brasilian Portuguese, and the surdo drums play the bass parts in a samba rhythm as performed by a batucada (drumming ensemble) during the Carnaval celebration

anapestic

{a} pertaining to the anapest

Anapestic

(of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one

Anapestic

anapestical

anapaest

{i} foot consisting of two short syllables followed by one long (Poetry)

anapaest

a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables

anapestic

of, or relating to, a rhythmic pattern used in certain forms of poetry (see also limeric or limerick)

anapestic

Pertaining to an anapest; consisting of an anapests; as, an anapestic meter, foot, verse

anapestic

of, or relating to, certain beats in specific types of drum rhythms, e.g. specific beats within the part played by the "surdo" drum (surdo literally means "deaf" in Brasilian Portuguese, and the surdo drums play the bass parts in a samba rhythm as performed by a batucada (drumming ensemble) during the Carnaval celebration

anapestic

{s} (Poetry) containing anapaests (foot consisting of two short syllables followed by one long)

anapestic

of, or relating to, one of the distinct beats in a (human?) heartbeat pattern

anapestic

Anapestic measure or verse

anapests

plural of anapest

Hyphenation

an·a·pest

Etymology

[ 'a-n&-"pest ] (noun.) circa 1678. From Latin anapaestus, from Ancient Greek ἀνάπαιστος (anapaistos, “reversed”), from ἀνά (ana, “back”) + παίω (paiō, “I strike”).