Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anapæst

/ˈæn.ə.pɛst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: anapæst
IPA: /ˈæn.ə.pɛst/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic form of anapest.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"The situations of imaginary glory which he draws for himself, are the detection of an anapæst in the wrong place, or the restoration of a dative case which Cranzius had passed over and the never-dying Ernesti failed to observe."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈæn.ə.pɛst/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

anapæsts (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

anapæstic anapæstical anapæstically

Rhymes With

rest. -cest souris west west st. modeste east st. modeste little bay east english harbour east silver feast port au port east goose cove east a contented mind is a perpetual feast rencontre east

Questions

How do you pronounce anapæst?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæn.ə.pɛst/.
What does anapæst mean?: Archaic form of anapest.

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