English
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Etymology
Modern Latin, from Greek ανακ�ο��ι�, from ανακ�ο�ειν, from κ�ο�ειν �to strike�.
Pronunciation
IPA: /æn�'kru:sɪs/
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
#:*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)
vi:anacrusis
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