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Trochee
see synonyms of trocheeNoun
1. trochee
a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllables
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Trochee
see synonyms of trocheenoun
prosody
a metrical foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short (– ◡)
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Trochee
see synonyms of trochee noun
a metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of one long syllable followed by one short one, or, as in English verse, of one accented syllable followed by one unaccented one (Ex.: “Pétĕr, | Pétĕr, | púmpkĭn | éatĕr”)
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Trochee
see synonyms of trocheen.
1. A metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable, as in season.
2. A metrical foot in quantitative verse consisting of a long syllable followed by a short one.
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