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tripody

[trip-uh-dee]

trip·o·dy

[trip-uh-dee]
noun, plural -dies. Prosody.
a measure of three feet.

Origin:
1880–85; < Greek tripodía. See tri-, -pod, -y3
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tripody (ˈtrɪpədɪ)
 
n , pl -dies
prosody a metrical unit consisting of three feet

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