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trochaic

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /tɹoʊˈkeɪ.ɪk/
  • US: /tɹəˈkeɪ.ɪk/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Composed of or relating to trochees, feet of one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A poetical composition of this kind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing

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Meaning relationships

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3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or consisting of trochees

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • trochaic dactyl

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Either via the French trochaïque or directly from its etymon, the Latin trochaicus, from the Ancient Greek τροχαικός (trokhaikós), from τροχαῖος (trokhaîos), whence trochee.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: trokæisk — referring to poetry composed of trochees
  • Dutch: trocheïsch — referring to poetry composed of trochees
  • Finnish: trokeinen — referring to poetry composed of trochees
  • French: trochaïque — referring to poetry composed of trochees
  • German: trochäisch — referring to poetry composed of trochees
  • Greek: τροχαϊκός (trochaïkós) — referring to poetry composed of trochees
  • Hungarian: trochaikus — referring to poetry composed of trochees
  • Russian: трохеи́ческий (troxeíčeskij) — referring to poetry composed of trochees
  • Serbo-Croatian: tròhējskī — referring to poetry composed of trochees
  • Swedish: trokeisk — referring to poetry composed of trochees
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