Arsis

See also: arsis and ársis

English

Etymology

From Latin Arsis, from Ancient Greek ἄρσις (ársis, “elevation”).

Noun

Arsis (plural arses)

  1. Raising of the voice in prosody, accented part of a metrical foot

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