trochee
Meanings
noun
- A metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed or heavy syllable followed by an unstressed or light syllable.
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Etymology
Borrowed from French trochée, via Latin trochaeus from the Ancient Greek τροχαῖος (trokhaîos), derived from τρέχω (trékhō, “run”).
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