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Ictus
Meaning
Noun
●
The pulse.
●
In Medicine:
A
sudden
attack
,
blow
,
stroke
, or
seizure
,
as in
a
sunstroke
, the
sting
of an
insect
,
pulsation
of an
artery
, etc.
●
In Prosody:
The
stress
of
voice
laid
upon an
accented
syllable
of a
word
. Compare arsis.
●
In Music:
In
conducting
, the
indication
of a
musical
event
, most often the
beat
of the
tempo
or the
entry
of a
section
of the orchestra.
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