arsis

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἄρσις (ársis, “lifting”), from αἴρω (aírō, “I lift”).

Noun

arsis (plural arses)

1. The stronger part of a musical measure or a metrical foot.

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2. (music) The elevation of the hand, or that part of the bar at which it is raised, in beating time; the weak or unaccented part of the bar, opposed to the thesis.

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Translations

the stronger part of a measure or foot

• French: arsis (fr) m

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French

Noun

arsis m (plural arsis)

1. arsis