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dipodic

dip·o·dy
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dip-uh-dee]
    • /ˈdɪp ə di/
    • /dɪpˈɒdɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dip-uh-dee]
    • /ˈdɪp ə di/

Definitions of dipodic word

  • noun plural dipodic 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. 1
  • noun plural dipodic a prosodic measurement of two feet in classical Greek and Latin poetry. 1
  • adjective dipodic of or relating to a dipody or dipodies 0
  • adjective dipodic Consisting of two metrical feet. 0

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Origin of dipodic

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
1835-45; < Late Latin dipodia < Greek: the quality of having two feet, equivalent to dipod- (stem of dípous) two-footed (see di-1, -pod) + -ia -y3

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Parts of speech for Dipodic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dipodic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

dipodic usage trend in Literature

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