trochee

[ troh-kee ]

/ ˈtroʊ ki /

noun Prosody.

a foot of two syllables, a long followed by a short in quantitative meter, or a stressed followed by an unstressed in accentual meter. Symbol: 

Origin of trochee

1580–90; <Latin trochaeus<Greek (poùs), trochaîos running (foot), equivalent to troch- (variant stem of tréchein to run) + -aios adj. suffix

Words nearby trochee

trochaic, trochal, trochanter, trochanterian, troche, trochee, trochelminth, trochilus, trochlea, trochlear, trochlear nerve

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Example sentences from the Web for trochee

A Trochee is a two-syllable foot accented on the first syllable.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
The daintiest alternation of iambus and trochee is joined to the serpent's cunning in swiftly tripping dactyls.
Shandygaff|Christopher Morley
The choriambus is a verse-foot consisting of a trochee united with and preceding an iambus, -∪∪-.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3|Various
The weak feet are those which have the most short syllables or end in a short syllable; as the Pyrrhic, the Trochee, the Tribrach.
Dissertation on the English Language|Noah Webster, Jr.

In the iambic and trochaic metres other feet are often substituted for the iambus and the trochee, but without change of rhythm.
A History of Roman Literature|Harold North Fowler

British Dictionary definitions for trochee

trochee

/ (ˈtrəʊkiː) /

noun

prosody a metrical foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short (– ◡)Compare iamb

Word Origin for trochee

C16: via Latin from Greek trokhaios pous, literally: a running foot, from trekhein to run

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单词	trochee
释义	trochee [ troh-kee ] / ˈtroʊ ki / noun Prosody. a foot of two syllables, a long followed by a short in quantitative meter, or a stressed followed by an unstressed in accentual meter. Symbol:  Origin of trochee 1580–90; <Latin trochaeus<Greek (poùs), trochaîos running (foot), equivalent to troch- (variant stem of tréchein to run) + -aios adj. suffix Words nearby trochee trochaic, trochal, trochanter, trochanterian, troche, trochee, trochelminth, trochilus, trochlea, trochlear, trochlear nerve Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trochee A Trochee is a two-syllable foot accented on the first syllable. English: Composition and Literature\|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster The daintiest alternation of iambus and trochee is joined to the serpent's cunning in swiftly tripping dactyls. Shandygaff\|Christopher Morley The choriambus is a verse-foot consisting of a trochee united with and preceding an iambus, -∪∪-. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3\|Various The weak feet are those which have the most short syllables or end in a short syllable; as the Pyrrhic, the Trochee, the Tribrach. Dissertation on the English Language\|Noah Webster, Jr. In the iambic and trochaic metres other feet are often substituted for the iambus and the trochee, but without change of rhythm. A History of Roman Literature\|Harold North Fowler British Dictionary definitions for trochee trochee / (ˈtrəʊkiː) / noun prosody a metrical foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short (– ◡)Compare iamb Word Origin for trochee C16: via Latin from Greek trokhaios pous, literally: a running foot, from trekhein to run Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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