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trochee
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tro·chee  (trk)
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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Noun1.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
Translations
trochee [ˈtrɒkiː] N → troqueo m
trochee
n → Trochäus m
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Whereas it is traditionally assumed that the feet resulting from gemination are trochees consisting of two heavy syllables, P.
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The poem might be scanned into metrical feet but only by doing it violence; the ear experiences a tacit tug which comes from the dim echo of those anticipated but thwarted iambs, trochees, and anapests.
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