Definitions for trochee
ˈtroʊ kitrochee

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trocheenoun

   a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllables

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trocheenoun

   A metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TROCHEEnoun

   A foot used in Latin poetry, consisting of a long and short syllable.

   Etymology: trochæus, Lat. trochée, Fr. τϱοχᾶιος.

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1. Trochee

   In English poetic metre and modern linguistics, a trochee () is a metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed one. But in Latin and Ancient Greek poetic metre, a trochee is a heavy syllable followed by a light one (also described as a long syllable followed by a short one). In this respect, a trochee is the reverse of an iamb. Thus the Latin word íbī "there", because of its short-long rhythm, in Latin metrical studies is considered to be an iamb, but since it is stressed on the first syllable, in modern linguistics it is considered to be a trochee. The adjective form is trochaic. The English word trochee is itself trochaic since it is composed of the stressed syllable followed by the unstressed syllable . Another name formerly used for a trochee was a choree (), or choreus.

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1. trochee

   A trochee is a type of metrical foot in poetry or verse that consists of two syllables, with the first syllable being stressed and the second syllable being unstressed. It is the rhythmic opposite of an iamb. The basic pattern of a trochee can be represented as 'DUM-da'. For example, the word 'lovely' is a trochee.

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1. Trocheenoun

   a foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short, as in the Latin word ante, or the first accented and the second unaccented, as in the English word motion; a choreus

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1. Trochee

   A trochee or choree, choreus, is a metrical foot used in formal poetry consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed one. Trochee comes from the Greek τροχός, trokhós, wheel, and choree from χορός, khorós, dance; both convey the "rolling" rhythm of this metrical foot.

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1. Trochee

   trō′kē, n. a metrical foot of two syllables, so called from its tripping or joyous character: in Latin verse, consisting of a long and a short, as nūmĕn; in English verse, of an accented and unaccented syllable, as tri′pod.—n. Trochā′ic, a trochaic verse or measure.—adjs. Trochā′ic, -al, consisting of trochees. [Gr., trochaios (pous, foot), running, tripping—trochos, a running—trechein, to run.]

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1. • Metrical Foot

How to pronounce trochee?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say trochee in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of trochee in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of trochee in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=trochee
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Trochee
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=trochee
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trochee
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trochee
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=trochee
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=trochee