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noun
ProsodyA stressed syllable or part of a metrical foot in Greek or Latin verse.
Often contrasted with thesis- ‘Comparable to the inversion of geometric patterns, a melodic line could be played in reverse order (temporal thesis) or inverted and presented as the mirror image of the original (temporal arsis).’
Origin
Late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek, literally lifting, from airein raise.
Pronunciation:
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