anacrusis
Prosody. an unstressed syllable or syllable group that begins a line of verse but is not counted as part of the first foot.
Music. the note or notes preceding a downbeat; upbeat.
Origin of anacrusis
1Other words from anacrusis
- an·a·crus·tic [an-uh-kruhs-tik], /ˌæn əˈkrʌs tɪk/, adjective
- an·a·crus·ti·cal·ly, adverb
Words Nearby anacrusis
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How to use anacrusis in a sentence
Whether the half-line be first or second, it is usually of the A type without anacrusis.
Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book | C. Alphonso SmithLines with anacrusis in the first section and without it in the second.
A History of English Versification | Jakob Schipperanacrusis gives further variety to the types used in the translation.
Beowulf | Release Date: July 19, 2005 [EBook #16328]There are many instances of anacruses where the last bar has not been shortened by the length of the anacrusis bar.
These forms are also varied by monosyllabic anacrusis combined with monosyllabic thesis, e ow of wrge El.
A History of English Versification | Jakob Schipper
British Dictionary definitions for anacrusis
/ (ˌænəˈkruːsɪs) /
prosody one or more unstressed syllables at the beginning of a line of verse
music
an unstressed note or group of notes immediately preceding the strong first beat of the first bar
another word for upbeat
Origin of anacrusis
1Derived forms of anacrusis
- anacrustic (ˌænəˈkrʌstɪk), adjective
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