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trochee

Pronunciation: /ˈtɹəʊki/

The English word “trochee” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed or heavy syllable followed by an unstressed or light syllable.

Etymology

Borrowed from French trochée, via Latin trochaeus from the Ancient Greek τροχαῖος (trokhaîos), derived from τρέχω (trékhō, “run”).

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