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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: anapestOne entry found. Main Entry: an·a·pest Pronunciation: \ˈa-nə-ˌpest\ Function: noun Etymology: Latin anapaestus, from Greek anapaistos, literally, struck back (a dactyl reversed), from ana- + -paistos, verbal of paiein to strike Date: circa 1678 : a metrical foot consisting of two short syllables followed by one long syllable or of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable (as unaware) — an·a·pes·tic \ˌa-nə-ˈpes-tik\ adjective or noun 
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