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pentapody

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[pen-tap-uh-dee] / pɛnˈtæp ə di /

noun

Prosody.

PLURAL

pentapodies

  1. a measure consisting of five feet.

Other Word Forms

  • pentapodic adjective

Etymology

Origin of pentapody

First recorded in 1860–65; penta- + -pod + -y 3

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Pentapody, pen-tap′o-di, n. a measure of five feet.

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