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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 42% | 10 | A foot comprising of an unstressed syllable, followed by a stressed syllable, followed by an unstressed syllable | |
3 | 42% | 6 | This metrical foot consists of a short syllable followed by a long syllable followed by a short syllable. | |
Ictus Syllable Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "ARSIS" which means:
- noun
- • The stronger part of a musical measure: the part containing the beat.
- • The stronger part of a metrical foot: the part containing the long (heavy) syllable in quantitative meter, or the stressed syllable in a qualitative meter.
- • 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.
- • The elevation of the voice to a higher pitch in speaking.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The arsis of the hymn was upbeat and lively."
- • "In music, the arsis is often indicated by an upward stroke."
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New York Times21 Oct 1990 | Across 64 | |
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Similar Clues
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1 | A foot comprising of an unstressed syllable, followed by a stressed syllable, followed by an unstressed syllable | |
2 | Chastising syllable
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20 Sep 2021 | New York Times / 20 Sep 2021 |
3 | Drop the last syllable
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17 Apr 1993 | New York Times / 17 Apr 1993 |
4 | Ictus
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03 Feb 1980 | New York Times / 03 Feb 1980 |
5 | Ictus, e.g.
New York Times -
23 Jul 1982 | New York Times / 23 Jul 1982 |
6 | Verse foot containing one accented syllable and two unaccented syllables at the beginning, and ending with one unaccented syllable and one accented syllable | |
7 | Vowel sound that changes within a single syllable
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23 Jan 2006 | The Guardian Quick / 23 Jan 2006 |