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trochee

(trō′kē)

noun

a metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of one long syllable followed by one short one, or, as in English verse, of one accented syllable followed by one unaccented one (Ex.: “Pétĕr, | Pétĕr, | púmpkĭn | éatĕr”)

Origin: L trochaeus < Gr trochaios, running < trechein, to run: see troche

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noun

A metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable, as in season, or of a long syllable followed by a short syllable.

Origin:

Origin: French trochée

Origin: , from Latin trochaeus

Origin: , from Greek trokhaios

Origin: , from trokhos, a running

Origin: , from trekhein, to run

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