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verb • leave or strike out | ||||||||
| 42% | 10 | A foot comprising of an unstressed syllable, followed by a stressed syllable, followed by an unstressed syllable | ||||||
noun • a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., `remember') | ||||||||
| 42% | 6 | This metrical foot consists of a short syllable followed by a long syllable followed by a short syllable. | ||||||
noun • A verse of this kind. adjective • Using or relating to a metrical pattern of poetry where each foot is composed of three syllables, the first and third of which are stressed and the second is unstressed. This pattern is very rare in English poetry. | ||||||||
Slur Over As A Syllable Crossword Clue
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ELIDE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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ELIDE
Updated: October 11, 2023
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