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anapaest vs metrical unit

metrical unit vs anapaest

anapaest and metrical unit both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anapaest Yes No No No
metrical unit Yes No No No
As nouns, metrical unit is a hypernym of anapaest; that is, metrical unit is a word with a broader meaning than anapaest:
  • anapaest: a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
  • metrical unit: (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
Other hypernyms of anapaest include foot, metrical foot.
anapaest (noun) metrical unit (noun)
a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
Difference between anapaest and metrical unit

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