tripody

[ trip-uh-dee ]

noun,plural trip·o·dies.Prosody.
  1. a measure of three feet.

Origin of tripody

1
From the Greek word tripodía, dating back to 1880–85. See tri-, -pod, -y3

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British Dictionary definitions for tripody

tripody

/ (ˈtrɪpədɪ) /


nounplural -dies
  1. prosody a metrical unit consisting of three feet

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