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Anacrusis

//anəˈkɹuːsɪs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An unstressed syllable at the start of a verse.
  2. 2
    An unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat (or downbeat) of a phrase.

    "Then Etheridge poised his baton, jerked an upbeat, and made the violinists speak the low G and A of their anacrusis."

Etymology

Via New Latin from Ancient Greek ἀνάκρουσις (anákrousis, “pushing up”), from ἀνακρούω (anakroúō, “I push up”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + κρούω (kroúō, “I strike”).

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