Complete Definition of "trochee"

English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��ki|-��ki

Noun
en-noun

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

See also
iamb

Derived terms
trochaic

Category:Prosody

io:trochee
ru:trochee
te:trochee
vi:trochee

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