anacrusis
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Modern Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀνάκρουσις (anakrousis), “‘pushing back’”), from ἀνακρούω (anakrouō), “‘I push back’”), from ἀνά (ana), “‘back’”) + κρούω (krouō), “‘I strike’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ænə'kru:sɪs/
[edit] Noun
anacrusis (also known as a pick-up)
- (prosody) an unstressed syllable at the start of a verse
- (music) an unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat (or downbeat) of a phrase
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- 1989: Then Etheridge poised his baton, jerked an upbeat, and made the violinists speak the low G and A of their anacrusis. (Burgess, Any Old Iron)
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[edit] Translations
(prosody) an unstressed syllable at the start of a verse
(music) an unstressed note (or notes) before the first strong beat of a phrase
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[edit] Catalan
anacrusis f. Polish
- Plural of anacrusi.
