Anapest
Anapest noun - A metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables.
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Synonyms for Anapest
Metrical foot and anapest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Metrical foot" instead a noun "Anapest".
Metrical foot
Metrical foot noun - (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm.
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Synonyms for Metrical foot
Anapest and metrical foot are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Anapest" with "Metrical foot", this terms are similar.
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Metrical foot and Anapest. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/anapest/metrical_foot
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Metrical foot or Anapest. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/anapest/metrical_foot.
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