tripody

[trip-uh-dee]

noun, plural trip·o·dies. Prosody.

a measure of three feet.

Origin of tripody

From the Greek word tripodía, dating back to 1880–85. See tri-, -pod, -y³

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British Dictionary definitions for tripody

tripody

noun plural -dies

prosody a metrical unit consisting of three feet

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