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prosody definition

proso·dy (präsə dē)

noun pl. prosodies -·dies

  1. the science or art of versification, including the study of metrical structure, stanza forms, etc.
  2. a particular system or style of versification and metrical structure Dryden's prosody

Etymology: ME prosodye < L prosodia < Gr prosōidia, tone, accent, song sung to music < pros, to + ōidē, song: see ode

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