[ 'prɒsədi ]
■ noun
1》 the patterns of rhythm and sound used in poetry.
↘the study of these patterns.
2》 the patterns of stress and intonation in a language.
Derivatives
prosodic adjective
prosodist noun
Origin
C15: from L. prosodia 'accent of a syllable', from Gk prosōidia 'song sung to music, tone of a syllable', from pros 'towards' + ōidē 'song'.