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Adjective: anapaestic  ,a-nu'pes-tik
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: anapestic)
  1. (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one
    - anapestic [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Anapaestic