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trochee

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Main Entry: tro·chee
Pronunciation: \ˈtrō-(ˌ)kē\
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from Middle French trochée, from Latin trochaeus, from Greek trochaios, from trochaios running, from trochē run, course, from trechein to run; akin to Greek trochos wheel, Old Irish droch
Date: 1589

: a metrical foot consisting of one long syllable followed by one short syllable or of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable (as in apple)


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