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anacrusis
[ an-uh-kroo-sis ]
noun
, plural an·a·cru·ses [an-, uh, -, kroo, -seez].
- 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.
anacrusis
/ ˌænəˈkrʌstɪk; ˌænəˈkruːsɪs /
noun
- 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
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Derived Forms
- anacrustic, adjective
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Other Words From
- an·a·crus·tic [an-, uh, -, kruhs, -tik], adjective
- ana·crusti·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anacrusis1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anacrusis1
C19: from Greek anakrousis prelude, from anakrouein to strike up, from ana- + krouein to strike
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Example Sentences
Whether the half-line be first or second, it is usually of the A type without anacrusis.
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Lines with anacrusis in the first section and without it in the second.
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Anacrusis gives further variety to the types used in the translation.
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There are many instances of anacruses where the last bar has not been shortened by the length of the anacrusis bar.
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These forms are also varied by monosyllabic anacrusis combined with monosyllabic thesis, e ow of wrge El.
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