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anakrousis

anakrousis is the archaic form of anacrusis.

Meaning of anacrusis

Noun

anacrusis (plural anacruses)

  1. An unstressed syllable at the start of a verse.
  2. An unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat (or downbeat) of a phrase.
    • Then Etheridge poised his baton, jerked an upbeat, and made the violinists speak the low G and A of their anacrusis.1989, Anthony Burgess, Any Old Iron

Questions about anakrousis

What is anakrousis the archaic form of?
Anakrousis is the archaic form of anacrusis.

Words near anakrousis in the dictionary

  1. Anakim
  2. Anakin
  3. anakinra
  4. Anakite
  5. Anakites
  6. anakrousis
  7. anaktora
  8. anaktoron
  9. anakusis
  10. anal
  11. anal bead

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