n.
1. One or more unstressed syllables at the beginning of a line of verse, before the reckoning of the normal meter begins.
2. Music See upbeat.
[New Latin anacr
sis, from Greek anakrousis, beginning of a tune, from anakrouein, to strike up a song : ana-, ana- + krouein, to push.]
Neat, huh?
Here's a visual, if you need it.

[New Latin anacr
sis, from Greek anakrousis, beginning of a tune, from anakrouein, to strike up a song : ana-, ana- + krouein, to push.]Neat, huh?
Here's a visual, if you need it.

3 comments:
Love the visual aid!!!!
Too, too funny, my dear.
~lis
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24/16 Time?
Who does that? Must be one of those Stuffy Wig-Wankers.
I played that snippet on my Casio keyboard. Didn't help. It didn't sound like your name at all. Is the music in Latin?
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