anapestic

anapestic

English

Alternative forms

• anapaestic (UK)
• anapestick (obsolete)

Etymology

anapest +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌæ.nə.ˈpiː.stɪk/

Adjective

anapestic (comparative more anapestic, superlative most anapestic)

1. of, or relating to, or composed of an anapest.
2. of, or relating to, one of the distinct beats in a (human?) heartbeat pattern.
3. of, or relating to, a rhythmic pattern used in certain forms of poetry (see also limeric or limerick).
4. of, or relating to, certain beats in specific types of drum rhythms, e.g. specific beats within the part played by the "surdo" drum. Surdo literally means "deaf" in Brasilian Portuguese, and the surdo drums play the bass parts in a samba rhythm as performed by a batucada (drumming ensemble) during the Carnaval celebration.

Translations

of, or relating to, or composed of anapests

French: anapestique (fr) Italian: anapestico Latin: anapaestus, anapaesticus

Portuguese: anapéstico (pt) Spanish: anapéstico (es)

Noun

anapestic (plural anapestics)

1. A verse that contains anapestic feet

Anagrams

• Capetians, antapices, anti-space, antispace, captaines