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trochaic

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tro·cha·ic  (tr-kk)
adj.
Of, relating to, or consisting of trochees.
[Latin trochicus, from Greek trokhikos, from trokhaios, trochee; see trochee.]
tro·chaic n.
trochaic [trəʊˈkeɪɪk] Prosody
adj
(Literature / Poetry) of, relating to, or consisting of trochees
n
1. (Literature / Poetry) another word for trochee
2. (Literature / Poetry) a verse composed of trochees
trochaically  adv
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Adj.1.trochaic - of or consisting of trochees; "trochaic dactyl"
metrics, prosody - the study of poetic meter and the art of versification
Translations
trochaic [trɒˈkeɪɪk] ADJ → trocaico
trochaic
adj → trochäisch


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The iambic measure then replaced the trochaic tetrameter, which was originally employed when the poetry was of the Satyric order, and had greater affinities with dancing.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
And I think that I have an indistinct recollection of his mentioning a complex Cretic rhythm; also a dactylic or heroic, and he arranged them in some manner which I do not quite understand, making the rhythms equal in the rise and fall of the foot, long and short alternating; and, unless I am mistaken, he spoke of an iambic as well as of a trochaic rhythm, and assigned to them short and long quantities.
The Republic by Plato View in context
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