anaclasis

noun

anac·​la·​sis

əˈnakləsə̇s

plural anaclases

-əˌsēz

: an exchange of place between a short syllable and a preceding long one that is frequent in ionic rhythms

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek anaklasis act of bending back, reflection, from anaklan to bend back, reflect (from ana- + klan to break) + -sis

First Known Use

1811, in the meaning defined above

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