TROCHEE


Meaning of TROCHEE in English

[ 'trəʊki: ]

■ noun Prosody a foot consisting of one long or stressed syllable followed by one short or unstressed syllable.

Origin

C16: via L. from Gk trokhaios (pous) 'running (foot)', from trekhein 'to run'.

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