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Showing words for ANACRUSIS using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Anacrusis

anacrusis

8 Letter Words for Anacrusis

acrasins, anacusis, crusians, sarcinas, saurians, siracusa

7 Letter Words for Anacrusis

acrasin, anurias, arcsins, arnicas, ascaris, ascians, carinas, carissa, cassina, causans, crusian, cuirass, narciss, russian, sancais, sarcina, saurian, uranias

6 Letter Words for Anacrusis

acarus, acinar, acinus, anuria, anuric, arcsin, arnica, asarin, ascian, asians, assacu, assuan, asuras, cairns, canari, carina, casaun, casina, cassan, cassia, crasis, crissa, curias, icarus, incurs, incuss, nairas, nairus, narica, nassau, ruanas, russia, sancai, sansar, sarans, sarins, sasani, saunas, sauria, scarus, scaurs, sciara, scrans, scusin, surnai, surnia, susian, urania, uranic

5 Letter Words for Anacrusis

acari, acris, ainas, ainus, airan, airns, ancra, ansar, anura, arain, arcus, arian, arias, arius, arnas, arsis, arusa, ascan, ascus, asian, assai, assur, asura, auras, auric, aurin, auris, cains, cairn, canis, carns, carua, carus, casas, casus, causa, crain, crans, crass, criss, crius, curas, curia, curin, curns, cursi, incas, incra, incur, incus, isaac, naias, naira, nairu, naras, narcs, naric, naris, nasua, nasus, nisus, raias, rains, ranas, rauns, rissa, risus, ruana, ruins, runic, rusas, sacra, saics, sains, sairs, sanai, sansa, sansi, saran, sarin, saris, sarna, sarsa, sarus, sasan, sasin, sauna, scans, scarn, scars, scaur, scian, scran, scrin, scurs, sinus, snars, sunis, suras, susan, unais, uncia, usara, usnic

4 Letter Words for Anacrusis

acus, aias, aina, ains, ainu, airn, airs, anas, anis, ansa, ansi, ansu, anus, arca, arcs, aria, aris, arna, arni, arui, asar, asci, asia, asin, assi, assn, auca, aura, cain, cair, cans, carn, cars, casa, cass, caus, cira, cran, crin, cris, crus, cuir, cura, curn, curs, cuss, inca, incr, iran, nais, narc, nasa, nasi, naur, nurs, raca, raia, rain, rais, rana, rasa, raun, rias, rins, risc, rucs, ruin, runs, rusa, russ, sacs, saic, sain, sair, sais, sana, sans, sari, sars, sasa, saur, scan, scar, scsi, scun, scur, sian, sics, sina, sins, sirs, snar, snur, srac, sris, suci, suni, suns, sura, susi, unai, unca, unci, uncs, unis, uran, uria, uric, urna, urns, ursa, usar, ussr

3 Letter Words for Anacrusis

aas, aia, ain, air, ais, ana, anc, ans, anu, ara, arc, arn, ars, aru, ass, cai, can, car, cia, cir, cis, cns, crs, cru, csi, cun, cur, iaa, inc, ins, ira, irs, isn, naa, nar, nas, nis, nur, nus, rai, ran, ras, ria, rin, rna, ruc, run, saa, sac, sai, san, sar, sau, sci, scr, sic, sin, sir, sis, sri, ssu, sui, sun, sur, sus, uca, una, unc, uni, uns, ura, urn, urs, usa

Definitions for Anacrusis

[1] Prosody . an unstressed syllable or syllable group that begins a line of verse but is not counted as part of the first foot.
[2] Music . the note or notes preceding a downbeat; upbeat.
[3] prosody one or more unstressed syllables at the beginning of a line of verse
[4] music an unstressed note or group of notes immediately preceding the strong first beat of the first bar another word for upbeat

Words nearby Anacrusis

anacreontic, anacrogynous, anacrotic, anacrotic pulse, anacrotism, anacrusis, anacusis, anadama bread, anadem, anadenia, anadicrotic

Origin of Anacrusis

1825–35; < Latin < Greek anákrousis, equivalent to anakroú(ein ) to strike up, push back (ana- ana- + kroúein to strike, push) + -sis -sis

Other words from Anacrusis

an·a·crus·tic [an-uh -kruhs -tik] /ˌæn əˈkrʌs tɪk/ , adjective
an·a·crus·ti·cal·ly , adverb

Word origin for Anacrusis

C19: from Greek anakrousis prelude, from anakrouein to strike up, from ana- + krouein to strike