prosodic
Americanadjective
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of or relating to poetic meter and versification.
She provided an analysis of the epics based on narrative style, prosodic structure, and her observation of how they were recited.
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Linguistics. of or relating to patterns of stress, intonation, etc..
In the text-to-speech software, he showed us how to manipulate prosodic features such as duration, pitch, and stress for greater realism.
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Etymology
Origin of prosodic
First recorded in 1760–65; prosod(y) ( def. ) + -ic ( def. )
Example Sentences
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He absorbed aesthetic theory from Edmund Burke, prosodic elevation from John Ruskin, and social description from John Dos Passos.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 5, 2017
But the intellectual strut and prosodic perplexities of many of the scoffers left all but a few U.S. readers unmovedd.
From Time Magazine Archive
When his prosodic effects are obvious they lose their power; we can see how the trick is done and we do not marvel.
From The Principles of English Versification by Baum, Paull Franklin
Probably nothing better illustrates the formal dependence of literature on language than the prosodic aspect of poetry.
From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward
Macpherson's work certainly served to stimulate prosodic experimentation during the next half century; it is certainly no coincidence that two of the boldest innovators, Blake and Coleridge, were admirers of Macpherson's work.
From Fragments of Ancient Poetry by MacPherson, James
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