anacrusis
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Etymology edit
Modern Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀνάκρουσις (anákrousis, “pushing up”), from ἀνακρούω (anakroúō, “I push up”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + κρούω (kroúō, “I strike”).
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Noun edit
anacrusis (plural anacruses)
- (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.
- 1989, Anthony Burgess, Any Old Iron:
- Then Etheridge poised his baton, jerked an upbeat, and made the violinists speak the low G and A of their anacrusis.
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(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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anacrusis