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Word: Arsis
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek, literally ‘lifting’, from airein ‘raise’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɑːsɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a stressed syllable or part of a metrical foot in Greek or Latin verse.
Short Definition:stressed syllable or part of metrical foot
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