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Definition of Prosody
1. Noun. The patterns of stress and intonation in a language.
Exact synonyms: Inflection
Generic synonyms: Delivery, Manner Of Speaking, Speech
Specialized synonyms: Intonation, Modulation, Pitch Contour, Caesura, Enjambement, Enjambment, Accent, Emphasis, Stress, Rhythm, Speech Rhythm
Derivative terms: Inflect
Generic synonyms: Delivery, Manner Of Speaking, Speech
Specialized synonyms: Intonation, Modulation, Pitch Contour, Caesura, Enjambement, Enjambment, Accent, Emphasis, Stress, Rhythm, Speech Rhythm
Derivative terms: Inflect
2. Noun. (prosody) a system of versification.
Exact synonyms: Poetic Rhythm, Rhythmic Pattern
Category relationships: Metrics
Group relationships: Poem, Verse Form
Generic synonyms: Versification
Specialized synonyms: Beat, Cadence, Measure, Meter, Metre, Sprung Rhythm
Category relationships: Metrics
Group relationships: Poem, Verse Form
Generic synonyms: Versification
Specialized synonyms: Beat, Cadence, Measure, Meter, Metre, Sprung Rhythm
3. Noun. The study of poetic meter and the art of versification.
Exact synonyms: Metrics
Generic synonyms: Poetics
Examples of category: Acatalectic, Alexandrine, Catalectic, Hypercatalectic, Poetic Rhythm, Rhythmic Pattern, Beat, Cadence, Measure, Meter, Metre, Foot, Metrical Foot, Metrical Unit, Measured, Metric, Metrical, Iambic, Dactylic, Spondaic, Trochaic
Generic synonyms: Poetics
Examples of category: Acatalectic, Alexandrine, Catalectic, Hypercatalectic, Poetic Rhythm, Rhythmic Pattern, Beat, Cadence, Measure, Meter, Metre, Foot, Metrical Foot, Metrical Unit, Measured, Metric, Metrical, Iambic, Dactylic, Spondaic, Trochaic
Definition of Prosody
1. n. That part of grammar which treats of the quantity of syllables, of accent, and of the laws of versification or metrical composition.
Definition of Prosody
1. Noun. (linguistics) The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech. ¹
2. Noun. (poetry) The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prosody
1. the study of poetical forms [n -DIES] : PROSODIC [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prosody
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