Definition of Arsis
Ar´sis
Pronunciation:
är´sĭs
n.
1.
(Pros.)
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
.
2.
(Mus.)
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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