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trochaic

/troʊˈkeɪ.ɪk/

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adjective

C2formalcommonart/troʊˈkeɪ.ɪk/

Relating to or composed of trochees, a metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable.

  • 🇷🇺Относящийся к хорею или состоящий из хореев, метрической стопы, состоящей из одного ударного слога, за которым следует один безударный слог.
  1. Relating to trochees C2 formal

    Describing a metrical foot in poetry consisting of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable.

    • The poem is written in trochaic meter, giving it a rhythmic, falling beat.
    • Shakespeare sometimes used trochaic lines for dramatic effect.
    • Trochaic verse is common in children's nursery rhymes like 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star'.

    🇷🇺Хореический

    Antonyms: iambic

  • more trochaic comparative form
  • most trochaic superlative form