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hexapody

American  
[hek-sap-uh-dee] / hɛkˈsæp ə di /

noun

Prosody.

PLURAL

hexapodies

  1. a measure consisting of six feet.

hexapody British  
/ hɛkˈsæpədɪ, ˌhɛksəˈpɒdɪk /

noun

  1. prosody a verse measure consisting of six metrical feet

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Other Word Forms

  • hexapodic adjective

Etymology

Origin of hexapody

1835–45; < Greek hexapod- ( hexapod ) + -y 3

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