Definition of arsis
1a
: the lighter or shorter part of a poetic foot especially in quantitative verse
b
: the accented or longer part of a poetic foot especially in accentual verse
2
: the unaccented part of a musical measure — compare thesis
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The first known use of arsis was in the 14th century
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