trochee

[ troh-kee ]
/ ˈtroʊ ki /

noun Prosody.

a foot of two syllables, a long followed by a short in quantitative meter, or a stressed followed by an unstressed in accentual meter. Symbol: 

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Origin of trochee

1580–90; <Latin trochaeus<Greek (poùs), trochaîos running (foot), equivalent to troch- (variant stem of tréchein to run) + -aios adj. suffix

Words nearby trochee

trochaic, trochal, trochanter, trochanterian, troche, trochee, trochelminth, trochilus, trochlea, trochlear, trochlear nerve
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British Dictionary definitions for trochee

trochee
/ (ˈtrəʊkiː) /

noun

prosody a metrical foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short (– ◡)Compare iamb

Word Origin for trochee

C16: via Latin from Greek trokhaios pous, literally: a running foot, from trekhein to run
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