Trochaic Definition

trō-kāĭk
adjective
Of or made up of trochees.
Webster's New World

Referring to poetry composed of trochees, feet of one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.

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noun
A trochaic line of poetry.
Webster's New World

Trochee.

Webster's New World
A poetical composition of this kind.
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Other Word Forms of Trochaic

Noun

Singular:
trochaic
Plural:
trochaics

Origin of Trochaic

  • Latin trochāicus from Greek trokhāikos from trokhaios trochee trochee

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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TTRTRO

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