Trochee
['trəʊkiː] or ['troki]
Definition
(n.) A foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short, as in the Latin word ante, or the first accented and the second unaccented, as in the English word motion; a choreus.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Choree, foot of one long and one short syllable.
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Definition
n. a metrical foot of two syllables so called from its tripping or joyous character: in Latin verse consisting of a long and a short as nūmĕn; in English verse of an accented and unaccented syllable as tri′pod.—n. Trochā′ic a trochaic verse or measure.—adjs. Trochā′ic -al consisting of trochees.
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