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noun
The basic unit of the underlying rhythm of verse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
(prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: foot, metrical unit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence
Narrower terms: dactyl, iamb, iambus, anapest, anapaest, amphibrach, trochee, spondee, pyrrhic, dibrach
History
Calque of Latin pēs metricus.
Across languages
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
