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Limerick Foot Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "ANAPEST" which means:
- noun
- • A metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
An example sentence would be:
- • "An anapest is a metrical foot consisting of two short or unstressed syllables followed by one long or stressed syllable, as in the word 'understand'."
- • "The poem was written in anapestic tetrameter, with each line containing four anapests."
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New York Times03 May 1987 | Across 6 | |
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