/ ˈprɒsədi; NAmE ˈprɑːs-/ noun [ U ]
1.
( technical ) the patterns of sounds and rhythms in poetry; the study of this
2.
( phonetics ) the part of phonetics which is concerned with stress and intonation as opposed to individual speech sounds
► pro·sodic / prəʊˈsɒdɪk; NAmE prəˈsɑːdɪk/ adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent.: from Latin prosodia accent of a syllable, from Greek prosōidia song sung to music, tone of a syllable, from pros towards + ōidē song.