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Arsis 1

Definition: That part of a foot where the ictus is put, or which is distinguished from the rest (known as the thesis) of the foot by a greater stress of voice.

Arsis 2

Definition: That elevation of voice now called metrical accentuation, or the rhythmic accent.

Arsis 3

Definition: The elevation of the hand, or that part of the bar at which it is raised, in beating time; the weak or unaccented part of the bar; opposed to thesis.

 

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