DIPODY

Noun

dipody (plural dipodies)

(poetry) A unit of two metrical feet.

Source: Wiktionary


Dip"o*dy, n.; pl. Dipodies. Etym: [Gr. (Pros.)

Definition: Two metrical feet taken together, or included in one measure. Hadley. Trochaic, iambic, and anapestic verses . . . are measured by dipodies. W. W. Goodwin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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