anapestic

• anapaestic (UK)
• anapestick (obsolete)

From Latin anapaesticus.^[1] By surface analysis, anapest +‎ -ic.

• IPA^(key): /ˌæ.nəˈpiː.stɪk/

anapestic (comparative more anapestic, superlative most anapestic)

1. Of, relating to, or composed of, anapests.
2. Of, or relating to, one of the distinct beats in a (human) heartbeat pattern.
3. Of, or relating to, a rhythmic pattern used in certain forms of poetry; see also limeric or limerick.
4. Of, or relating to, certain beats in specific types of drum rhythms, e.g. specific beats within the part played by the "surdo" drum.

anapestic (plural anapestics)

1. A verse that contains anapestic feet.

• Capetians, antapices, anti-space, antispace, captaines

Borrowed from French anapestique, from Latin anapaesticus.

anapestic m or n (feminine singular anapestică, masculine plural anapestici, feminine/neuter plural anapestice)

1. anapestic