prosody

[ pros-uh-dee ]

/ ˈprɒs ə di /

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noun

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

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin prosōdia<Greek prosōidía tone or accent, modulation of voice, song sung to music, equivalent to prós toward + ōid(ḗ) ode + -ia-y³

OTHER WORDS FROM prosody

pro·sod·ic

[pruh-sod-ik], /prəˈsɒd ɪk/, pro·sod·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby prosody

prosit, proskomide, proslavery, prosodemic, prosodist, prosody, ProSom, prosoma, prosopagnosia, prosopalgia, prosopectasia

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Example sentences from the Web for prosody

As there is in Arithmetic a long division and a short division, so in Prosody is Quantity considered as long or short.
The Comic English Grammar|Unknown
The appendix includes some fairly specialized content, notably under Numerals and Prosody.
A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges|George M. Lane
However—the Prosody and Serpent lectures are just finishing off and then I shall come to see you in the morning!
Hortus Inclusus|John Ruskin
Prosody, the song of angels, and no earthly or inglorious theme.
Retrospection and Introspection|Mary Baker Eddy

It is common for those that deliver the grammar of modern languages, to omit the Prosody.
A Grammar of the English Tongue|Samuel Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for prosody

prosody

/ (ˈprɒsədɪ) /

noun

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

Derived forms of prosody

prosodic (prəˈsɒdɪk), adjectiveprosodist, noun

Word Origin for prosody

C15: from Latin prosōdia accent of a syllable, from Greek prosōidia song set to music, from pros towards + ōidē, from aoidē song; see ode

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单词	prosody
释义	prosody [ pros-uh-dee ] / ˈprɒs ə di / SEE SYNONYMS FOR prosody ON THESAURUS.COM noun 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 1400–50; late Middle English <Latin prosōdia<Greek prosōidía tone or accent, modulation of voice, song sung to music, equivalent to prós toward + ōid(ḗ) ode + -ia-y³ OTHER WORDS FROM prosody pro·sod·ic [pruh-sod-ik], /prəˈsɒd ɪk/, pro·sod·i·cal, adjective Words nearby prosody prosit, proskomide, proslavery, prosodemic, prosodist, prosody, ProSom, prosoma, prosopagnosia, prosopalgia, prosopectasia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prosody As there is in Arithmetic a long division and a short division, so in Prosody is Quantity considered as long or short. The Comic English Grammar\|Unknown The appendix includes some fairly specialized content, notably under Numerals and Prosody. A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges\|George M. Lane However—the Prosody and Serpent lectures are just finishing off and then I shall come to see you in the morning! Hortus Inclusus\|John Ruskin Prosody, the song of angels, and no earthly or inglorious theme. Retrospection and Introspection\|Mary Baker Eddy It is common for those that deliver the grammar of modern languages, to omit the Prosody. A Grammar of the English Tongue\|Samuel Johnson British Dictionary definitions for prosody prosody / (ˈprɒsədɪ) / noun 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 Derived forms of prosody prosodic (prəˈsɒdɪk), adjectiveprosodist, noun Word Origin for prosody C15: from Latin prosōdia accent of a syllable, from Greek prosōidia song set to music, from pros towards + ōidē, from aoidē song; see ode 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 Words related to prosody poem, poetry, metrics
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prosody

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