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(1):

(n.) A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two short, or unaccented, the last long, or accented (/ / -); the reverse of the dactyl. In Latin d/-/-tas, and in English in-ter-vene#, are examples of anapests.

(2):

(n.) A verse composed of such feet.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Anapest'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/anapest.html. 1828.
 
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