OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 32067

anacrusis

/anəˈkɹuːsɪs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
anacrusa
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.
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