Anacrusis Definition
ănə-kro͝osĭs
noun
One or more unstressed syllables at the beginning of a line of verse, before the reckoning of the normal meter begins.
American Heritage
One or more additional, unaccented syllables at the beginning of a line of verse, preceding the regular meter.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
(prosody) An unstressed syllable at the start of a verse.
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Other Word Forms of Anacrusis
Noun
Singular:
anacrusisPlural:
anacrusesOrigin of Anacrusis
New Latin anacrūsis from Greek anakrousis beginning of a tune from anakrouein to strike up a song ana- ana- krouein to push
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Modern Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀνάκρουσις (anakrousis, “pushing up”), from ἀνακρούω (anakrouō, “I push up”), from ἀνά (ana, “up”) + κρούω (krouō, “I strike”).
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