Meaning Of The Word Trochee

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trochee in American English
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.: “Pétĕ r, | Pétĕr, | púmpkĭn | éatĕr”)
noun: a foot of two syllables, a long followed by a short in quantitative meter, or a stressed followed by an unstressed in accentual meter

trochee in British English
noun: a metrical foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short (– ◡)

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