Etymology

anaclasis

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Today it means: an exchange of place between a short syllable and a preceding long one that is frequent in Ionic metres. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀνάκλασις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀνάκλασις
  2. English todayanaclasis

From Ancient Greek ἀνάκλασις (anáklasis).

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