dipody

[ dip-uh-dee ]

noun

, Prosody.

, plural dip·o·dies.

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.

dipody

/ ˈdɪpədɪ /

noun

1. prosody a metrical unit consisting of two feet

Other Words From

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dipody¹

1835–45; < Late Latin dipodia < Greek: the quality of having two feet, equivalent to dipod- (stem of dípous ) two-footed ( di- ¹, -pod ) + -ia -y ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of dipody¹

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