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anapaestic

adjective

(of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one

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Word length
10
Starts with
A
Ends with
C
Contains
NA
Scrabble score
14

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adjective

  1. (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one

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