trochaic

[ troh-key-ik ]

/ troʊˈkeɪ ɪk /

Prosody

adjective

pertaining to the trochee.

consisting of or employing a trochee or trochees.

noun

a trochee.

Usually trochaics. a verse or poem written in trochees.

Words nearby trochaic

trobar clus, trobriand islander, trobriand islands, trocar, troch., trochaic, trochal, trochanter, trochanterian, troche, trochee

Origin of trochaic

1580–90; < Latin trochaicus < Greek trochaïkós, equivalent to trocha(îos) trochee + -ikos -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM trochaic

tro·cha·i·cal·ly, adverbun·tro·cha·ic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for trochaic

The Greek trochaic tetrameter, similarly, contains eight trochees, the English 'trochaic tetrameter' but four.
The Principles of English Versification|Paull Franklin Baum
Of course no one of the four is a pure classical trochee; but all obey the trochaic rhythm.
The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory|George Saintsbury
There is much more to be thought about than the placing of four trochaic feet to a line.
Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn|Lafcadio Hearn
Shelley's To a Skylark is in trochaic metre of 3-stress and 6-stress lines.
The Principles of English Versification|Paull Franklin Baum

The characteristic irregularity in this stanza is the variation from trochaic to iambic rhythm.
English Verse|Raymond MacDonald Alden, Ph.D.

British Dictionary definitions for trochaic

trochaic

/ (trəʊˈkeɪɪk) prosody /

adjective

of, relating to, or consisting of trochees

noun

another word for trochee

a verse composed of trochees

Derived forms of trochaic

trochaically, adverb

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