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A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable.

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  1. n. A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable.
  2. A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable.
  3. A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properlybeginning with an accented syllable.
  4. n. A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable.