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Zoroastrians With No Leader Thats Where The Stress Comes Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is ARSIS which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: ARSIS

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199%5Exact Match!
235%4 Home of many Zoroastrians
333%6 Regarded as the holy scripture of Zoroastrians

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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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The Guardian Cryptic14 Jan 2004 Across 14
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