What (who) is Arsis - definition
AMERICAN METAL BAND
James Malone (musician); Arsis (band)
arsis
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¦ noun (plural arses -si:z) Prosody a stressed syllable or part of a metrical foot in Greek or Latin verse. Often contrasted with thesis.
Origin
ME: via late L. from Gk, lit. 'lifting', from airein 'raise'.
Arsis
·noun That elevation of voice now called metrical accentuation, or the rhythmic accent.
II. Arsis ·noun 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.
III. Arsis ·noun 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.
Arsis
Arsis is an American heavy metal band from Virginia Beach, Virginia, formed in 2000. The band is currently signed to Nuclear Blast.
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Arsis
Arsis is an American death metal band from Virginia Beach, Virginia, formed in 2000. The band is currently signed to Nuclear Blast.
Examples of use of Arsis
1. The survey by Arsis, an organization which protects youngsters, found that up to 150,000 children under 18 work in jobs across Greece as authorities are unable to stamp out child labor.