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adjective greek

ănăpaestus

fem. ănăpaesta · neut. ănăpaestum
= ἀνάπαιστος (struck back).
the metrical foot; anapœst •
Pes, the metrical foot, anapœst: ˘˘¯ (i. e. a reversed dactyl), Cic. Tusc. 2, 16, 37; id. de Or. 3, 47; also absol. without pes, id. Or. 56.—
a poem in; anapœsts
ănă-paestum, i, n. (sc. carmen), a poem in anapœsts, Cic. Tusc. 3, 24, 57; id. Or. 56; Gell. praef. 20.
Perseus ID: n2444 Key: anapaestus