Trochaic
/tɹəˈkeɪ.ɪk/ adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A poetical composition of this kind.
Adjective
- 1 Composed of or relating to trochees, feet of one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable. not-comparable
"Therefore, in precisely these languages a mechanism could be maintained which preserves the contrast between stressed and unstressed syllables in the trochaic word structure pattern (see 42.3.1) by weakening the onset of a longer or weightier unstressed syllable."
Adjective
- 1 of or consisting of trochees wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"Therefore, in precisely these languages a mechanism could be maintained which preserves the contrast between stressed and unstressed syllables in the trochaic word structure pattern (see 42.3.1) by weakening the onset of a longer or weightier unstressed syllable."
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.