n.
Pronunciation: ' prä-s ə -d ē , -z ə -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -dies
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin prosodia accent of a syllable, from Greek pros ō idia song sung to instrumental music, accent, from pros in addition to + ō id ē song ― more at PROS- , ODE
Date: 15th century
1 : the study of versification especially : the systematic study of metrical structure
2 : a particular system, theory, or style of versification
3 : the rhythmic and intonational aspect of language
– pros · o · dist \ -dist \ noun