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antispast
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Antispast
Classical meter consisting of four syllables per foot: one short, two long, one short.
Found op http://www.poetsgraves.co.uk/glossary_of_poetic_terms.htm
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Antispast
An'ti·spast noun [ Latin antispastus , Greek ..., from ... to draw the contrary way; ... against + ... to draw.] (Pros.) A foot of four syllables, the first and fourth short, and the second and third long . Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/98
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Antispast
• (n.) A foot of four syllables, the first and fourth short, and the second and third long (#). Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/antispast/
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antispast
Greek and Latin metrical foot consisting of short, long, long, and short syllables (i.e., an iambus and a trochee) / ~ ' ' ~ / . A possible English example is 'unblackguarded.' Found op http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display_rpo/terminology.cfm#acatalectic
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