Meaning Of The Word Trochee
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Trochee Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Trochee?
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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