An′a‐pes″tic (�), a. [L. anapaesticus, Gr. �.] Pertaining to an anapest; consisting of an anapests; as, an anapestic meter, foot, verse. — n. Anapestic measure or verse.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.