SINCE 1828
anaclasis
noun
anac·la·sis
| \ əˈnakləsə̇s\
plural anaclases\ -əˌsēz \
Definition of anaclasis
: an exchange of place between a short syllable and a preceding long one that is frequent in ionic rhythms
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