Anacrusis

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(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:46:38

An`a*cru"sis (#), n. [Gr. , fr. to push up or back; + to strike.] Pros.

A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable.

 

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