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Definition of anapaestic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

anapaestic

adjective

/ˌænəˈpiːstɪk/,

/ˌænəˈpestɪk/

/ˌænəˈpestɪk/

(British English)

(North American English anapestic

/ˌænəˈpestɪk/

/ˌænəˈpestɪk/

)

(specialist)

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