Definition of ditrochee
:a double trochee :a trochaic dipody reckoned as a single measure or compound foot
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ditrochee
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di·trochee
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(ˈ)dī+
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Origin and Etymology of ditrochee
Late Latin & Greek; Late Latin ditrochaeus, from Greek ditrochaios, from di- + trochaios trochee
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