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prosody

[ pros-uh-dee ]

noun

  1. the science or study of poetic meters and versification.
  2. a particular or distinctive system of metrics and versification:

    Milton's prosody.

  3. Linguistics. the stress and intonation patterns of an utterance.


prosody

/ prəˈsɒdɪk; ˈprɒsədɪ /

noun

  1. the study of poetic metre and of the art of versification, including rhyme, stanzaic forms, and the quantity and stress of syllables
  2. a system of versification
  3. the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈprosodist, noun
  • prosodic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • pro·sod·ic [pr, uh, -, sod, -ik], pro·sod·i·cal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prosody1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin prosōdia, from Greek prosōidía “tone or accent, modulation of voice, song sung to music,” equivalent to prós “toward” + ōid(ḗ) ode + -ia -y 3
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prosody1

C15: from Latin prosōdia accent of a syllable, from Greek prosōidia song set to music, from pros towards + ōidē, from aoidē song; see ode
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Example Sentences

He hoped to treat the subject exhaustively in his forthcoming treatise on Ecclesiastical Prosody.

It is common for those that deliver the grammar of modern languages, to omit the Prosody.

He always mentioned her as "that dear invaluable creature, Miss Prosody."

"Perhaps," said Lilla, frankly, with furtive enjoyment of Miss Prosody's stiffening face.

They had been reckoning on the phenomenon of Miss Prosody, subjugated by hunger, eating pie with her fingers.

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