ˈdōˌdranz noun
( plural dodran·tes dōˈdran.ˌtēz)
Etymology: Latin, three quarters of an as, three quarters, alteration of (assumed) dequadrans, from de from + quadrans quarter of an as, quarter — more at de , quadrant
: a unit of six syllables in Greek and Latin prosody of which either the last four or the first four form a choriambus and the other two are of indeterminate quantity — symbol (oo-˘˘- or -˘˘-oo)