tro·chee (tr  k )n. 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. [French trochée, from Latin trochaeus, from Greek trokhaios, from trokhos, a running, from trekhein, to run.] |
trochee [ˈtrəʊkiː]
n
(Literature / Poetry) Prosody a metrical foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short (¯ ˘) Compare iamb
[via Latin from Greek trokhaios pous, literally: a running foot, from trekhein to run]
trochee
a foot of two syllables, the first long or stressed, the second short or unstressed. — trochaic, adj.
See also: Verse
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| Noun | 1. | trochee - a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllables metrical foot, metrical unit, foot - (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm |
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