dipody

[ dip-uh-dee ]

noun,plural dip·o·dies.Prosody.
  1. a group of two feet in English poetry, in which one of the two accented syllables bears primary stress and the other bears secondary stress, used as a prosodic measurement in iambic, trochaic, and anapestic verse.

  2. a prosodic measurement of two feet in classical Greek and Latin poetry.

Origin of dipody

1
1835–45; <Late Latin dipodia<Greek: the quality of having two feet, equivalent to dipod- (stem of dípous) two-footed (see di-1, -pod) + -ia-y3

Other words from dipody

  • di·pod·ic [dahy-pod-ik], /daɪˈpɒd ɪk/, adjective

Words Nearby dipody

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British Dictionary definitions for dipody

dipody

/ (ˈdɪpədɪ) /


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

Origin of dipody

1
C19: from Late Latin dipodia, from Greek di- 1 + pous foot

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