English Explanatory Dictionary

trochaic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Composed of or relating to trochees, feet of one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.
noun
  1. A poetical composition of this kind.

Pronunciation

/tɹoʊˈkeɪ.ɪk/ /tɹəˈkeɪ.ɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Yangolin-trochaic.wav

Word forms

trochaic troch. trochaick trochaics

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.

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