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Ictus

//ˈɪktəs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The pulse.
  2. 2
    a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease wordnet
  3. 3
    A sudden attack, blow, stroke, or seizure, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc.
  4. 4
    The stress of voice laid upon an accented syllable of a word. Compare arsis.
  5. 5
    In conducting, the indication of a musical event, most often the beat of the tempo or the entry of a section of the orchestra.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ictus (“a blow”), from īco (“I hit, strike”).

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