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- [pros-uh-dee]
- /ˈprɒs ə di/
- /ˈprɒs.ə.di/
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- [pros-uh-dee]
- /ˈprɒs ə di/
Definitions of prosody word
- noun prosody the science or study of poetic meters and versification. 1
- noun prosody a particular or distinctive system of metrics and versification: Milton's prosody. 1
- noun prosody Linguistics. the stress and intonation patterns of an utterance. 1
- noun prosody structure of poetry 1
- noun prosody the study of poetic metre and of the art of versification, including rhyme, stanzaic forms, and the quantity and stress of syllables 0
- noun prosody a system of versification 0
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Origin of prosody
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin prosōdia < Greek prosōidía tone or accent, modulation of voice, song sung to music, equivalent to prós toward + ōid(ḗ) ode + -ia -y3
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Parts of speech for Prosody
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prosody popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
prosody usage trend in Literature
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