Entertainment / Literature / Pickup Syllable: Another term the unstressed syllable in anacrusis.
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Entertainment / Literature / Short Syllable: In linguistics, any syllable containing a short vowel, but followed by only one consonant or no consonant at all. Do not confuse this term with a short vowel (see below). MORE
Lifestyle / Poetry / Syllable: A vowel preceded by from zero to three consonants ('awl' ... 'strand'), and followed by from zero to four consonants ('too' ... 'sixths'). MORE
Entertainment / Literature / Variable Syllable: A syllable which can be either long or short, stressed or unstressed, depending upon context. MORE
Business / Finance / Yield Differential-Pickup: Investments that position a portfolio to capitalize on expected changes in the shape of the Treasury yield curve. MORE
Business / Finance / Pure Yield Pickup Swap: Moving to higher yield-bonds. MORE
Entertainment / Literature / Pickup Syllable: Another term the unstressed syllable in anacrusis. MORE