Here's why:
* Anapest: An anapest is a metrical foot in poetry consisting of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable (˘˘/).
* Unabridged: The word "unabridged" has a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables (/-˘˘). This pattern is called a dactyl, the opposite of an anapest.
Example of Anapest:
"The sún | did shíne | with gólden ráys"
Example of Dactyl:
"Ún | a brídged | ver | sión"
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