ANACROTISM
\ˈanɐkɹˌɒtɪzəm], \ˈanɐkɹˌɒtɪzəm], \ˈa_n_ɐ_k_ɹ_ˌɒ_t_ɪ_z_ə_m]\
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By Oddity Software
By Noah Webster.
By William R. Warner
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[Greek] The presence in a single pulse beat of distinct minor expansions preceding the main expansion. There may be one such minor expansion (Anadicrotism), or there may be two (Anatrirotism). Hence, Anacrotic (Anadicrotic, Anatricotic), marked by a. (anadicrotism, anatricrotism).
By Alexander Duane
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland