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Anacrusis (An-a-kroo-sis)
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Anacrusis (An-a-kroo-sis) (Poetry) 
One or more unaccented syllables at the beginning of a line of verse that are regarded as preliminary to and not part of the metrical pattern.
(See also Procephalic)
(Compare Feminine Ending, Hypercatalectic)
(Contrast Acephaly)
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