prosodic

[ pruh-sod-ik ]

/ prəˈsɒd ɪk /

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adjective

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.

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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[pruh-sod-i-kuhl] /prəˈsɒd ɪ kəl/ .

OTHER WORDS FROM prosodic

pro·sod·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby prosodic

prosimian, prosit, proskomide, proslavery, prosodemic, prosodic, prosodist, prosody, ProSom, prosoma, prosopagnosia