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dipody
[ dip-uh-dee ]
noun
, Prosody.
, plural dip·o·dies.
- a group of two feet in English poetry, in which one of the two accented syllables bears primary stress and the other bears secondary stress, used as a prosodic measurement in iambic, trochaic, and anapestic verse.
- a prosodic measurement of two feet in classical Greek and Latin poetry.
dipody
/ ˈdɪpədɪ /
noun
- prosody a metrical unit consisting of two feet
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Other Words From
- di·pod·ic [dahy-, pod, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dipody1
C19: from Late Latin dipodia, from Greek di- 1+ pous foot
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