Definition of Trochee

1. Noun. A metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllables.

Generic synonyms: Foot, Metrical Foot, Metrical Unit
Derivative terms: Trochaic

Definition of Trochee

1. n. A foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short, as in the Latin word ante, or the first accented and the second unaccented, as in the English word motion; a choreus.

Definition of Trochee

1. Noun. A metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable. ¹

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Definition of Trochee

1. a type of metrical foot [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trochee

trochanteric
trochanteric bursa
trochanteric bursitis
trochanteric crest
trochanteric fossa
trochanteric syndrome
trochanterplasty
trochanters
trochantin
trochantine
trochantines
trochantinian
trochar
trochars
troche
trochee (current term)
trochees
troches
trochi
trochil
trochili
trochilic
trochilics
trochilidine
trochilidist
trochilidists
trochilos
trochils
trochilus
troching

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