prosody
the science or study of poetic meters and versification.
a particular or distinctive system of metrics and versification: Milton's prosody.
Linguistics. the stress and intonation patterns of an utterance.
Origin of prosody
1Other words from prosody
- pro·sod·ic [pruh-sod-ik], /prəˈsɒd ɪk/, pro·sod·i·cal, adjective
Words Nearby prosody
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How to use prosody in a sentence
He hoped to treat the subject exhaustively in his forthcoming treatise on Ecclesiastical prosody.
It is common for those that deliver the grammar of modern languages, to omit the prosody.
A Grammar of the English Tongue | Samuel JohnsonHe always mentioned her as "that dear invaluable creature, Miss prosody."
Bluebell | Mrs. George Croft Huddleston"Perhaps," said Lilla, frankly, with furtive enjoyment of Miss prosody's stiffening face.
Bluebell | Mrs. George Croft HuddlestonThey had been reckoning on the phenomenon of Miss prosody, subjugated by hunger, eating pie with her fingers.
Bluebell | Mrs. George Croft Huddleston
British Dictionary definitions for prosody
/ (ˈprɒsədɪ) /
the study of poetic metre and of the art of versification, including rhyme, stanzaic forms, and the quantity and stress of syllables
a system of versification
the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
Origin of prosody
1Derived forms of prosody
- prosodic (prəˈsɒdɪk), adjective
- prosodist, noun
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