The substitution of two short syllables for one long one
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resolutionsThe substitution of two short syllables for one long one
resolutionThe substitution of two short syllables for one long one
anapesticfoot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce
anapestsfoot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce
anapestfoot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce
anapaesticalin the form of an anapaest, two short metrical syllables followed by one long one
anapaesticin the form of an anapaest, two short metrical syllables followed by one long one also ANAPESTIC
anapesticin the form of an anapaest, two short metrical syllables followed by one long one also ANAPAESTIC
dactylsin poetry, foot of three syllables, one long followed by two short in quantitative meter, or one stressed followed by two unstressed in accentual meter, as in gently and humanly
dactylin poetry, foot of three syllables, one long followed by two short in quantitative meter, or one stressed followed by two unstressed in accentual meter, as in gently and humanly
bacchiifoot of three syllables that in quantitative meter consists of one short syllable followed by two long ones, and that in accentual meter consists of one unstressed syllable followed by two stressed ones